Japanese-style bento box
This Asian-inspired lunchbox with mackerel sushi, edamame beans and fresh fruit will keep you going all afternoon
Kelp and smoked salmon sushi rolls
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 2
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- 1 tbsp brown rice vinegar
- ½ tsp sugar
- 85g short-grain brown sushi rice
- 2 tsp dried kelp flakes
- ½ avocadoquartered and sliced diagonally
- 75g smoked salmontorn into strips
- 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
- wasabisushi ginger and tamari, to serve
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal277
- fat12g
- saturates3g
- carbs29g
- sugars2g
- fibre3g
- protein12g
- salt1.3g
Method
step 1
Mix the vinegar with the sugar and set aside. Tip the rice and kelp into a small non-stick pan with 300ml water. Cover and cook over a low heat for 20 mins until tender. Remove the lid and cook for 3-5 mins more, so the excess water evaporates. Be careful not to let it catch on the base of the pan. Stir in the vinegar mixture, then carefully spread out on a plate to cool at room temperature.
step 2
When the rice is cool, shape into an oblong, then divide into 12 equal portions. With wet hands, take a portion of rice, put it in the palm of your hand and squeeze together quite tightly so that it forms a little cylinder that sticks together. Repeat with the remaining rice. Top each rice cylinder with a slice of avocado, then wrap with a strip of smoked salmon. Scatter with sesame seeds, then serve with the wasabi, sushi ginger and tamari.