Appetizers: Sushi Roll

This picture is tied to the Appetizers of Creating a Dinner Menu post. This is my appetizer for the dinner menu i created yesterday - Sushi roll. I wanted to make temakis but I didn't make enough rice for both kinds. Anyway, this sushi is rather light and has a very flavorful combo. The grapevine leaves gives it a bit of a sharp taste while the artichoke hearts is slightly sourish with a rich aftertone, add up the sweetness and smokiness of the sweet potato in sesame tempura, we have a round up of wonderful flavors. MMh! This is our dinner tonight :)

I just came back from town at about 5pm today and I thought, "hmm...i should grab a bunch of stuff like heart of palm artichoke hearts and grapevine leaves and make that appetizer i was talking about. And so I did. I decided artichoke hearts would give a more flavorful taste than heart of palm. I also bought ingredients for the beef carpaccio on a bed of mesclun. You can expect to see pix of that soon! :)

p.s: I couldn't find oysters so I couldn't make the shooters today :P