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Onigiri – Japanese Rice Balls
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Onigiri – Japanese Rice Balls

Japanese rice triangles wrapped in nori and filled with tuna, a perfect street and picnic food.

⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Mix the tuna and mayonnaise for the filling.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Wet your hands, sprinkle a little salt on them and flatten about ½ cup of rice in your palm.
    💡Wet hands don't stick to the rice, and the salt on them seasons the outside of the onigiri; press gently so the grains hold together without getting mashed.
  3. 3
    Place a teaspoon of filling in the center, close the rice around it and press with your hands into triangle.
  4. 4
    Wrap each onigiri in a strip of nori and sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.
    💡The nori goes on just before serving: long contact with the moist rice makes it soft.
  5. 5
    Serve immediately.
211calories
12 gprotein
24 gcarbs
7 gfat
● protein 24%● carbs 47%● fat 29%

Per serving (83 g), of 4 servings

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