Serves: 6
Preparation Time: 45 minutes
2 c Kokuho Rose uncooked rice
2.5 c water
1/3 c rice vinegar
1 T sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 medium carrot
1 c chopped English cucumber (cored, and chopped)
3 green onions/scallions, thinly sliced diagonally
4 T pickled Japanese ginger (available pre-chopped into fine strips)
2 6-oz. cans lump crab
1 large avocado, ripe but firm (halved, cored, peeled, & sliced into 1/4 inch wide strips. Delay this step until the end to prevent discoloring of the avocado)
1/2 c water
1 T lemon juice
1 T raw white or black sesame seeds
1/2 c thinly cut nori/seaweed (prepackaged pre-toasted finely cut nori is readily available at most Oriental grocers)
1 tsp wasabi paste (or to taste) thinned with 2 T water
2 T mild vegetable oil
1/2 tsp sesame oil
In a small saucepan, stirring constantly, bring vinegar, sugar, and salt to a quick boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Rinse, drain, and cook rice, either with an electric rice steamer or stovetop. Allow rice to rest for 10 minutes before opening lid. Open lid, gently fluff with rice paddle (shamoji) or wooden spoon and close lid. Allow rice to rest for 10 minutes. Spread rice in a 3 qt. shallow baking pan, then sprinkle with the vinegar mixture and turn rice gently with a rice paddle.
Using a vegetable peeler, strip thin lengthwise slices from carrot, then cut slices diagonally into 1/4" wide strips. Whisk together thinned wasabi and oils in a medium mixing bowl, then add crab, carrot, cucumber, scallions, pickled ginger, and toss gently. Gently fold mixture into rice.
Toast sesame seeds in small saute pan. Mix lemon juice with 1/2 c water in a small shallow mixing bowl. Halve, pit, and peel avocado and cut into 1/4" thick slices. Dip in lemon juice and water mixture, to help prevent discoloration. Arrange avocado slices on top of rice mixture and sprinkle with nori strips and toasted sesame seeds.
Per-serving Nutritional Profile:
Calories, 400
Fat, 9 g
Saturated Fat, 1 g
Cholesterol, 40 mg
Carbs, 63 g
Dietary Fiber, 5 g
Protein, 15 g
Sodium, 420 mg
Vitamin A, 60% Daily Value
Vitamin C, 25% Daily Value
Calcium, 10% Daily Value
Iron, 25% Daily Value
Modified slightly from Koda Farms' original recipe by the same name.
