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Vegan sushi balls

Worrying about the perfecting sushi rolls? Forget it, check out this cool and easy way to enjot a perfectly good sushi with little effort. Moreover, it is vegan, lunchbox friendly,  fresh and loaded with veggies.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
cooling the rice 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine Fusion, Japanese
Servings 10 balls

Equipment

  • mixing bowls and spoons.
  • Rice cooker

Ingredients
  

For the rice

  • 1 cup sushi rice
  • 1 cup water
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp mirin (rice vinegar)

For the vegetables

  • 1/8 cup broccoli finely shredded
  • !/8 cup carrot minced
  • 1/8 cup cucumber cored and grated

Seasonings and garnishes

  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds toasted
  • 2 leaves nori roasted

Instructions
 

To cook the rice

  • Into the rice cooker, add the water and the rice and set to cook.
  • Once the rice has been cooked. remove into a mixing bowl.
  • Fluff the rice using a fork, do not press down as it will turn mushy.
  • Sprinkle salt and rice vinegar and fluff again.

For the vegetables

  • Wash, peel and mince the carrot.
  • Finely shred the broccoli florets.
  • Peel and core the cucumbers.Grate them.
  • Add all the vegetables to the mixing bowl.

To make the sushi balls

  • Into the mixing bowl, add the fluffed , cooked rice along with the vgetables.
  • Crush a couple of sheets of nori into it.
  • Sprinkle the sesame seeds.
  • Mix well and shape into small balls.
  • Arrange on a plate and sprinkle a bit more sesame seeds on top.
  • The sushi is ready to serve.
Keyword camp recipes, Lunch recipes
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