FoodDeconstructed's video: Food Deconstructed: California Roll Dessert Parfait

California Roll Dessert Parfait sweet rice pudding, crab and avocado mousse, garnished with candied nori and cucumber crisps Sweet rice pudding 1 ½  cups whole milk ½ cup short grain sushi rice ¼ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground ginger 3 tablespoons sweet rice vinegar 2 tablespoons sake ◦ Bring rice, sugar, salt and milk to a boil -- watch carefully for boil overs ◦ reduce to simmer, cover, and cook until rice is tender ◦ When tender, scrape into bowl. ◦ Fold in vinegar, sake, and ginger and chill until use Candied Nori 1 packet of nori simple syrup (have him explain -- 1 part sugar, 1 part water, brought to a boil) ◦ Preheat oven to 350 ◦ Brush both sides of nori in simple syrup ◦ lay on baking sheet ◦ bake for 5-7 minutes at 350 ◦ remove and let cool until needed Cucumber Crisps 1 Cucumber ¼ cup olive oil 1 tsp chile flakes 1 tbsp brown sugar ◦ preheat oven to 300 ◦ in large bowl, mix the oil, chile, and brown sugar ◦ slice cucumbers very thin. ◦ toss cucumbers with oil mixture ◦ spread into single layer on sheet tray ◦ bake at 300 until dry and crisp Crab and Avocado Mousse 2 chilled firm-ripe California avocados 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 3/4 cup whole milk 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup well-chilled heavy cream ¼ cup candied ginger, finely diced ½ pound lump snow crab meat ¼ cup pickled ginger, finely diced ¼ teaspoon salt ◦ Finely dice the ginger (pickled and candied) with the crab meat and salt. Set aside. ◦ In food processor, puree avocados, lemon juice, milk and sugar.   ◦ Scrape into bowl ◦ Fold in crab mixture ◦ In separate bowl, whip cream ◦ When it reaches medium peaks, stir ¼ into the avocado mixture to lighten it. ◦ gently fold the rest of the whipped cream into the avocado mixture ◦ Cover and refrigerate until use. Plating ◦ spoon alternating layers of rice pudding and avocado mousse into parfait glass ◦ shred some candied nori between layers (optional) ◦ garnish with nori and cucumber chip.