

Sesame sushi balls
Author: The Healthy Food Guide TV Series
Photographer: The Healthy Food Guide TV Series
If you want to impress, try these Japanese sushi balls with avocado and salad - they'll want more!
Serves: 4 (makes 16 sushi balls)
Time to make: 1 hr 5 mins
Ingredients
Units: Metric | Imperial (US)
- 1 cup brown sushi rice
- 2 tablespoons mirin rice wine sauce
- Dressing
- 1 tablespoon mirin rice wine sauce
- 1 teaspoon tamari soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sweet chilli sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- Salad
- 1 bag salad mix
- 1 small avocado, diced
- 1 large carrot, peeled in ribbons
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled in ribbons
- ½ teaspoon wasabi paste
- ¼ cup lite mayonnaise
- 210g can red salmon, drained
- ½ x 5g pack roasted seaweed nori snacks, crushed in small flakes
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
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Instructions
- Cook rice following packet directions. Once cooked, pour first measure of mirin over rice to let the rice absorb it.
- Meanwhile, to make dressing, in a small jar combine all dressing ingredients. Seal jar and shake well to combine.
- To make salad, in a large bowl combine all salad ingredients. Toss well.
- In a medium-sized bowl combine wasabi paste and mayonnaise. Stir well. Add salmon and crushed nori. Add rice once mirin has been absorbed. Stir to combine.
- Wet hands and roll 1 tablespoon of mixture into a small ball. Roll sushi ball lightly in sesame seeds and set aside. Repeat with remaining mixture, to make 16 balls.
- Divide salad among serving plates and top with sushi balls (4 per serve). Shake dressing then drizzle over to serve.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 462cal
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Kilojoules 1930kJ
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Protein 17g
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Total fat 21g
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–Saturated fat 3g
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Carbohydrates 50g
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–Sugars 11g
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Dietary fibre 5g
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Sodium 430mg
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Calcium 90mg
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Iron 3.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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First published: May 2017
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