Onigiri Rice Triangles

Name: Onigiri Rice Triangles
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Shredded carrot or cucumber, mixed with a little soy sauce; Umeboshi plums, pitted, or umeboshi paste; Umeboshi plums, pitted, or umeboshi paste; Sea salt; Japanese pickles, such as ginger or daikon radish; Japanese pickles, such as ginger or daikon radish; Shredded carrot or cucumber, mixed with a little soy sauce; Shredded carrot or cucumber, mixed with a little soy sauce; Japanese pickles, such as ginger or daikon radish; Small squares or strips of nori seaweed; Small squares or strips of nori seaweed; Warm cooked sushi rice

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

V is for Vegan

By Kerstin Rodgers

Published 2015

About

Have a bowl of warm water nearby when you’re assembling these to prevent the rice sticking to your hands.

Ingredients

Warm cooked sushi rice
Small squares or strips of nori seaweed
Sea salt

Asia
Japan
Snack
Vegan

Method

Wet your hands and put a little salt in the palm of your left hand. Grasp about ½ cup of rice and place it in the palm of the same hand. Make a small well in the centre, place your chosen filling in the well and cover with more rice. Gently but firmly shape into a pyramid, turning as you shape. Wrap with the nori, adding a dab of the filling to the outside for identification purposes. Wrap in p