Fruit Sushi
Influenced by onigiri (Japanese rice balls) Apron and Sneakers
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Strawberry and kiwi sushi balls
- 1/2 cup sushi rice
- 1 1/2 cups coconut milk (plus more if adjustment is needed)
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1 cup strawberries, hulled
- 2 kiwifruits, peeled
- 4 fresh mint leaves
- 4 wild strawberries (or any small red fruit for garnish)
Strawberry sushi rolls
- 1/2 cup rice
- 1 1/2 cups coconut milk
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1/2 cup strawberries, hulled
- 1/4 cup black sesame seeds
Banana and peanut butter sushi rolls
- 1 large banana, peeled
- 1/4 cup peanut butter (can be replaced with Nutella or a chocolate spread)
- 1/8 cup coconut flakes
- Chocolate balls
Instructions
Strawberry and kiwi sushi balls
- To a small saucepan over high heat, add the rice, coconut milk and sugar. Once boiling, simmer on the lowest heat for 18 to 20 minutes or until tender. Mix once in a while. Let cool.
- Slice the strawberries and kiwifruits as thinly as possible with a sharp knife. Set them aside.
- Using a square piece of plastic wrap, distribute the strawberries (or kiwi) in the middle, leaving a 3- to 4-inch parameter all around them.
- Top the strawberries (or kiwi) at the center with 1-1/2 tablespoons of rice.
- Close the plastic wrap, and form a ball. Twist the plastic wrap to tighten around the fruit and rice.
- Carefully unwrap the plastic wrap from the sushi ball.
- Garnish with mint or wild strawberries.
Strawberry sushi rolls
- In a small saucepan over high heat, add the rice, coconut milk and sugar. Once boiling, simmer on the lowest heat for 18 to 20 minutes or until tender. Mix once in a while. Let cool.
- Cover the sushi rolling mat with plastic wrap.
- Put the rice in the middle of the rolling mat covered with plastic wrap, and then put the strawberries on top of the rice at the center.
- Roll the sushi with the help of the sushi mat. Tighten with the help of the plastic wrap to achieve a compact cylinder. Unwrap the plastic wrap.
- With a sharp knife, slice the rice to bite sizes.
- On a saucer, pour the sesame seeds, and then roll the sides of the sushi on it.
Banana and peanut butter sushi rolls
- Divide the banana into 8 pieces of about 2 inches in height.
- Using an apple corer, remove the middle part of the banana slices.
- Fill up every hollowed-out banana with peanut butter.
- Sprinkle the coconut and then the chocolate balls on top.