Mini sushi cake
Celebrate international sushi day with this festive mini sushi cake. Or make it any time of the year for a fun way to serve sushi.
Servings: 1 portion
Equipment
- 1 Circular form 10cm (4 in) in diameter, 1,5 cm high (0,6 in)
Ingredients
- 1 nori seaweed sheet
Sushi Rice
- 200 ml sushi rice
- 300 ml water
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp rice or white vineagar
- 1 tsp sugar
Creamy sauce
- 2 tbsp Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp wasabi
ingredients
- 4 crab sticks
- 1 slice smoked salmon
- ΒΌ cucumber sliced
- 1 avocado sliced
- 1 tsp sesame seeds white or black
Instructions
Sushi rice
- Rinse your sushi rice until the water runs clear.
- Add rice, water and salt to a pot, bring to boil.
- Let boil for 15 minutes or until the water is gone. Let rest for 10 minutes. Check if the rice is soft.
- Put vinegar and sugar in a small bowl with a lid and shake vigorously to dissolve the sugar.
- Pour the vinegar mix over the rice and use a fork or spoon to fold in the mix in. Taste the rice as you mix and make it is to your taste.
- Spread out the sushi rice on a plate to cool it down quicker.
Creamy sauce
- Add Greek yogurt, mayonnaise and wasabi in a bowl and stir together.
- Let rest on the side.
Decorating prep
- Slice the crab stick lengthwise.
- Slice the cucumber and avocado in thin slices.
- Cut the nori to fit your circular form.
- Add the nori to the bottom of your form.
- Add in half the rice and press down.
- Sprinkle some sesame seeds over the rice.
- Layer the crab sticks in the form, tight next to each other.
- Cover the crab sticks with the creamy sauce.
- Finish off with another layer of rice. Press it down to make sure no creamy sauce is visible.
- Use a plate to help turn the sushi mini cake out of the form.
- On the nori that is now on top, add slices of cucumber and avocado in a pattern.
- Roll the slice of salmon with the rest of the cucumbers to make a rose and place on top.
- Finish off your decoration with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
Notes
An efficient way to dissolve the sugar in vinegar is to put it in a small bowl with a lid and shake vigorously, so much faster than stirring it with a spoon or small whisk.
Decorate your sushi cake as you like, and use the ingredients that you like and will eat.