So, tonight's dinner is going to be a sushi bowl. I can thank Pinterest for finding this idea. I think it's fantastic. If you like sushi, but don't want to go through the trouble of the precision of rolling your own-- you can try this bowl recipe. I'm giving it a try tonight. The only substitution I'm going to make is that I have leftover grilled Asian bourbon chicken from last night and I'm going to chop that up and toss that into the sushi bowls. I think it's going to work. It's so hot here- I'm excited to be able to serve this cold! :) Oh & I'll be using sushi rice as well...
Slacker Sushi Bowls
Makes 4 servings
Prep time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• 4 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large carrot, peeled, and cut into matchsticks
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into matchsticks
• 6 ounces imitation crab meat (Surimi Seafood Sticks), sliced or chopped
• 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and cubed
• 1 square sheet toasted Nori seaweed, crumbled into small pieces
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
• soy sauce and/or wasabi (optional, but recommended)
Directions
Cook rice according to package directions. Let cool to room temperature.
In a small bowl, combine the rice vinegar, sugar and salt. Microwave 30 seconds; stir until the sugar dissolves. Pour vinegar mixture on the rice and stir gently to combine. Mix in the carrots, cucumbers, and crab.
Serve in bowls and top with avocado, seaweed, and sesame seeds. (If you’d like, add soy sauce or wasabi, to taste.) Serve immediately.
I let you all know how it goes!!
I wasn't too happy with the ratio of the vinegar, sugar & salt... to me, it came out too salty- I added more vinegar (lots more actually and I should have added more sugar). My feedback was I LOVED IT! I loved adding strips of nori to it & sesame seeds to it. Basically I had the rice, carrots, cucumbers & chicken in one bowl... then avacado (my daughter & I are the only ones that like it) and strips of nori & sesame seeds. We added what we wanted to on top of our bowls. I would also prefer if my rice was cold instead of slightly warm like we had it. I would make this again- but maybe make it ahead of time & leave it in the fridge..
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