Sushi-rice Salad

"From Cooking Light (March 2002)."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
7
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ingredients

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directions

  • RICE: Rinse rice thoroughly in a sieve.
  • Drain well.
  • Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan; add rice and salt.
  • Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
  • Remove from heat; uncover and cool to room temperature.
  • DRESSING: Combine vinegar and next 6 ingredients (vinegar through wasabi) in a small bowl.
  • Combine cooled rice, dressing, cucumber, onion, and sesame seeds in a large bowl.
  • Sprinkle evenly with nori.

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Reviews

  1. The great thing about this recipe is that it is flexible. Add stuff you like (chopped red cabbage is a personal favorite), omit stuff you don't. Do watch the vinegar, it does benefit from sugar. Also I don't use any salt because of a restricted diet. Experiment and enjoy!
     
  2. I thought this was excellent, and my family agreed. I omitted the red onion and the wasabi, and replaced it with avocado cubes. I added this individually so it wouldn't become mashed up along with the salad. This was just my personal preference. Next time I might throw in some smoked salmon. I'll definitely make it again.
     
  3. I enjoyed this rice! I added smoked salmon (slivers) The dressing was good. I soaked my nori sheet before I julienned it..might have changed the texture a bit. Thank you for posting!
     
  4. This was delicious, and very easy to make. It really tastes like sushi, but without the expense or effort. The only substitution I made was to use chopped green onions instead of red onions, and I had a bowl of chopped nori on the side, so that family members who don't like it didn't have to add it. In the future, I may try this with a small amount of steamed chopped fish, or diced avacado. Steamed diced carrots would also add some color to it.
     
  5. Love this. We moved to rural America and it's very difficult to get some of the ingredients I use to get at market. However, I happened to have a stash of some Kimchi flavored seawood laver snacks. These are new to me about a year ago, but I love them. I used them (little square, fried seaweed pieces) to place a spoonful of rice salad on. Yummy! I think the laver brand was Sea Friend in a red package. Look for them at your Oriental or Korean markets. This made a delicious snack/lunch. <br/><br/>I didn't have fresh ginger:( although I'm sure it would have been great. Previous reviews had lots of great suggestions for add-ins. A word of warning, I'm a vinegar lover, and this had a tad too much vinegar for me. However, I didn't want to add sugar. Next time may try a bit less.
     
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  1. This was delicious, and very easy to make. It really tastes like sushi, but without the expense or effort. The only substitution I made was to use chopped green onions instead of red onions, and I had a bowl of chopped nori on the side, so that family members who don't like it didn't have to add it. In the future, I may try this with a small amount of steamed chopped fish, or diced avacado. Steamed diced carrots would also add some color to it.
     

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