Vegetarian Gunkan Maki Sushi with Avocado & Apple

Total time 15 mins

15 mins preparation time

Japanese gunkan maki are boat-shaped sushi consisting of an oval of rice wrapped in seaweed/nori. These vegetarian gunkan maki are really easy to make at home

Ingredients

4 portion(s)

2 tbsp

apple cubes*

2 tbsp

avocado cubes

1 tbsp

mayonnaise

nori sheet

80 g

cooked sushi rice*

To serve:

Apple and avocado strips

Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce

*You can also use persimmon, grapefruit, orange or any other fresh fruit instead of apple.

Nutritional facts (per portion): 443 kJ / 107 kcal

7.2 g Fat

1.8 g Protein

7.9 g Carbohydrates

Preparation

Step 1

Mix apple and avocado cubes with mayonnaise in a bowl.

Step 2

Cut nori sheet: cut a strip of 3 cm on one side against the lines and put aside.

Step 3

Cut 4 nori strips using the given lines and set aside ready (approx. 3 cm x 15 cm 4 sheets).

Step 4

Form 4 x20 g sushi rice into oval balls with wet fingers.

Step 5

Place a nori strip around each ball, "glue" it with a few grains of the sticky rice and press it well.

Step 6

Place one portion of the prepared apple-avocado-mixture on each rice ball.

Step 7

Arrange gunkan with fine apple strips and avocado to garnish and serve with Kikkoman soy sauce.

Tip:

When cooking rice, use the ratio of rice: water = 1 : 1. Less water is used when preparing sushi rice than when preparing conventional rice.

*For sushi rice (approx. 1 kg cooked sushi rice)

Cook 450g sushi rice in 450ml water according to pack instructions. Then season with 100 ml Kikkoman seasoning for sushi rice or alternatively a mix of 70 ml rice vinegar, 30 g sugar and 15 g salt.

Recipe-ID: 944

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