Sushi Balls with Marinated Avocado

Name: Sushi Balls with Marinated Avocado
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Dutch
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups (250 grams) sushi rice; a 3-cm piece of fresh ginger; 1 star anise; ¼ cup (75 ml) soy sauce; 5 tablespoons rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon wasabi paste; 1 tablespoon mayonnaise; 1 lime; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; ½ avocado; shiso purple cress, watercress or other microgreens; shiso purple cress, watercress or other microgreens; shiso purple cress, watercress or other microgreens; 2 teaspoons black sesame seeds

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Vibrant Vegetables

By Janneke Philippi

Published 2024

About

Small sushi rice balls filled with avocado, lime, and sesame. Do you miss the nori? In that case, you can finely chop a sheet of nori and mix it into the rice or serve each ball on a piece of nori. This recipe pairs beautifully with the sweet-and-sour beets.

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups (250 grams) sushi rice
a 3-cm pi

Europe
Netherlands
Starter
Vegetarian

Method

BRING the sushi rice and 2 cups (350 ml) water to a boil. Turn down the heat to low, cover, and allow the rice to cook gently for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Allow the rice to stand for another 15 minutes (covered). Allow the rice to cool to room temperature.

PEEL the ginger and cut into long strips with a vegetable peeler. Put the ginger and the star anise i