Spicy Tuna Rice Paper Wraps

Spicy tuna rice paper wraps are one of my favorite late night snacks or lunches to make. They’re super easy and quick, with lots of customizable ways to satisfy your sushi craving. This recipe features spicy tuna, sushi rice, nori, avocado and cucumber, topped with my favorite spicy sauce, all folded together with rice paper fried till golden.

Info and tips

Making these rice paper wraps are fairly straight forward. You can follow my exact ingredients or you can substitute your own favorites! If you don’t like canned tuna, you can use fresh tuna or salmon, you could also use tofu which would be amazing as well. I really enjoy cucumber and avocado, but you can any veggies you want to this. To cut down on time, you can use leftover sushi rice. Other flavours that work great here are lime, rice vinegar, green onion, and cilantro!

OH ALSO! I double wrap these with rice paper. It helps decrease breakage and ripping. I run two sheets of rice paper under water until they are just wet, then I lay them down on top of each other before assembling. You don’t want your rice paper to be sopping wet, otherwise it will be quite soggy. Rice paper should be damp, and it will slowly soften as you assemble.

Ingredients

Spicy tuna rice paper wrap

• 6 sheets of rice paper
• 3 pieces of nori
• 1/2 cup sushi rice
• 1 can of tuna
• cucumber
• avocado

Spicy sauce

• 3 tbsp mayo
• 1 tbsp sriracha
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tsp fresh ginger
• 1/2 tbsp jalapeno

Instructions

1. Cook sushi rice according to package instructions. Set aside.
2. Meanwhile mince your garlic, ginger, and jalapeno. Slice the cucumber, and avocado. Set aside.
3. Make the spicy sauce by combining all ingredients listed into a bowl. Use less sriracha and deseeded jalapeno if you have a low spice tolerance.
4. In another bowl add the canned tuna and some of the spicy sauce. Mix well.
5. Take 2 sheets of rice paper and wet them slightly. (rice paper will slowly soften as you assemble, do not soak the rice paper until soggy) Lay the sheets on a flat clean space on top of one another.
6. Begin assembling by adding 1 sheet of nori, spicy sauce, rice, tuna, cucumber, and avocado. Fold all sides of the rice paper to make a square.
7. In a hot oiled pan, fry both sides until golden and crispy. Remove and enjoy with remaining spicy sauce!

See below for a video tutorial!

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Spicy Tuna Rice Paper Wraps

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By Kenna's Cooks – Serves: 3 squares

Prep Time: 15 minutes – Cooking Time: 10 minutes – Total Time: 25 minutes

Tuna rice paper wraps feature crispy rice paper filled with tuna, sushi rice, nori, cucumber, avocado, all topped off with a spicy sauce.

Ingredients

• Tuna rice paper wrap
• 6 sheets of rice paper
• 3 pieces of nori
• 1/2 cup sushi rice
• 1 can of tuna
• cucumber
• avocado
• Spicy sauce
• 3 tbsp mayo
• 1 tbsp sriracha
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tsp fresh ginger
• 1/2 tbsp jalapeno

Instructions

1

Cook sushi rice according to package instructions. Set aside.

2

Meanwhile mince your garlic, ginger, and jalapeno. Slice the cucumber, and avocado. Set aside.

3

Make the spicy sauce by combining all ingredients listed into a bowl. Use less sriracha and deseeded jalapeno if you have a low spice tolerance.

4

In another bowl add the canned tuna and some of the spicy sauce. Mix well.

5

Take 2 sheets of rice paper and wet them slightly. (rice paper will slowly soften as you assemble, do not soak the rice paper until soggy) Lay the sheets on a flat clean space.

6

Begin assembling by adding 1 sheet of nori, spicy sauce, rice, tuna, cucumber, and avocado. Fold all sides of the rice paper to make a square.

7

In a hot oiled pan, fry both sides until golden and crispy. Remove and enjoy with remaining spicy sauce!