Yuzu Salmon Onigiri

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Salmon onigiri are fluffy Japanese rice balls filled with creamy yuzu mayo seasoned salmon, dipped in furikake for a crispy, salty, savory finish.Serve it as an appetizer, snack, or lunch on the go!

– Short grain rice – Water – Rice vinegar – Sugar – Kosher salt – Salmon – Kosher salt – Avocado oil spray – Kewpie mayo – Yuzu kosho – Yuzu juice – Sesame oil – Soy sauce – Nori 

Ingredients

Step 1

Make the rice. Cook as you normally would in a rice cooker. Once cooked, add rice vinegar, sugar, and kosher salt to a small bowl and whisk until sugar and salt dissolve. Add to rice and mix.

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Step 2

Prep salmon. Preheat oven to 'BROIL' setting. Season salmon with salt. Broil fillet for 4 mins. Remove from the oven and break up the salmon into small pieces.

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Step 3

Make the sauce. Add all yuzu mayo ingredients to a bowl and mix to combine. Add salmon and mix well. Set aside.

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Step 4

Assemble. Place some rice into the onigiri mold, then layer with yuzu salmon, and one final layer of rice. 

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Step 5

Dip in furikake. Roll the sides into the furikake, then place a strip of nori (seaweed) in the middle.

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Step 6

Enjoy. Repeat until you make 8-10 onigiri. Enjoy immediately.

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Get the recipe details via the link below!

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