Wakame Seaweed Onigiri

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Onigiri: Fun and creative recipes for Japanese rice balls

By Sanae Inada

Published 2018

  • About

Wakame seaweed contains lots of calcium and minerals and is available dried from most supermarkets all year round. It’s funny but I love eating wakame seaweed onigiri in summer. Perhaps it is because the aroma of the seaweed reminds me of the summer breeze!

Ingredients

Method

  1. Put dried wakame in a resealable bag and crush with a rolling pin or crumble with your hands. Set aside.
  2. Put rice and crushed wakame seaweed in a bowl and mix well. Cover the bowl with a wet cloth. Set aside for 5 minutes.
  3. Add sesame seeds to the rice and mix well. Taste and add salt if needed.
  4. Place cling wrap in a rice bowl and scoop one