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Onigiri (Japanese rice balls)

Breakfast Dinner Lunch

Simple, delicious and cheap these Japanese rice balls can be enjoyed any time of the day

40 mins
6 ingredients
$1.00 / person
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Onigiri (Japanese rice balls)

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Ingredients

Serves = 3

  • 1 cup sushi (preferably) or medium grain rice
  • 1.5 cups of water
  • 185g tuna in spring water, drained
  • 2 Tbsp Japanese mayonnaise (or whole egg mayonnaise)
  • 1 Tbsp sriracha
  • ¼ Lebanese cucumber, diced
  • 1-2 seaweed sheets
  • Optional: sushi seasoning and sesame seeds or furikake

It’s this easy

  • Place rice in a microwave-safe dish and pour in the water (make sure it’s big enough for the rice to expand)
  • Cover with lid and microwave on high for 5 mins, then microwave on medium for another 15 mins
  • Leave the lid on to steam for 10 mins, set aside to cool. Optional: Season rice with sushi seasoning or furikake and mix well
  • In a bowl, combine drained tuna, mayonnaise, sriracha and cucumber and mix well
  • Wet your hands to prevent the rice from sticking and scoop a small handful of rice (depending on how big you want your onigiri to be) in one hand. Create a small dent in the middle and add your filling. Then mould the rice into a ball, making sure to cover the filling completely. Alternatively you can place a small handful of rice on a piece of clingwrap. Add the filling in the middle and wrap it into a ball, making sure that the rice fully covers the filling
  • Shape the rice ball into a triangular shape
  • Cut seaweed sheets into rectangles and wrap the bottom of the onigiri. Optional: sprinkle on sesame seeds

Notes

Nutrition information (per serve):

  • Energy (1932kJ)
  • Protein (20.2g)
  • Total Fat (11.5g)
  • Saturated fat (1.9g)
  • Carbohydrate (67.9g); Starch (59.6g), Sugars (6.1g), Added sugars (5.7g), Free sugars (5.7g)
  • Dietary fibre (2.3g)
  • Sodium (96mg)
  • Calcium (8.3mg)
  • Iron (0.5mg)

Allergies

Contains: Seafood, Soy, Eggs, FODMAPs.

Why is this good?

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Cucumbers are a good source of potassium.

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Cucumbers are a good source of fibre, which promote a regular bowel habit and is beneficial for digestive health.

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