Here is a quick and easy guide not just on how to properly slice a Cucumber for use in Cut Rolls, but how to cut it so that none of the cucumber is wasted.
You can see in the picture below, that the top row of 3 pieces of Cucumber are very close in size. These three come from the center of the cucumber. The pieces of Cucumber in the middle of the picture are made up of 5 pieces of Cucumber, 1 from the center, and 4 from the ends, however, all of them line up to be about the same size.
To achieve this, first slice off about 2 to 2 1/2 inches of Cucumber that's about the same diameter. Then cut it in half like the picture below.
By the way - you can go ahead and peel the Cucumber if you don't like the skin. I like the flavor and combination of textures, so I just wash the skin off, but leave it intact.
Lay your Cucumber down on the cutting board in 2 pieces.
Next slice off the ends of both pieces, so you have 2 rectangles of Cucumbers between them.
Cut the 2 rectangles in half.
Next, take 3 of the rectangles and line them up side by side. That's enough for one cucumber roll.
Next, take the remaining rectangle of cucumber and lay it down, with 2 of the end pieces next to it.
All you have to do now is match up the 2 end pieces. You do that by laying the large side down on the thin side, so that your 2 pieces of cucumber match up to the center pieces, like the Cucumber pieces on the left side of the picture below.
And if you follow these steps, you can use the whole Cucumber to make nice evenly sized rolls.
Insert the Cucumber and read one of my blogs or watch one of my videos on Cut Rolls (Maki).
Enjoy!
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