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Umeboshi & Furikake Onigiri (sour plum & seaweed)

Lightly sour and umami rich rice balls.

Recipe
Substitutions

This onigiri is ready in 5min if you have cooked sushi rice at hand! Made with only 3 ingredients: sushi rice, umeboshi (sour / pickled plum) and furikake (seasoning composed of nori and toasted sesame seeds). This recipe makes 4 onigiri, great for breakfast, snack or as a side in a meal. Note: Furikake often contains dried fish, find a vegetarian version or make your own.

Recipe

Serves: 2 | Time: 5 min (+ 20min if making the rice)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cooked sushi rice
  • 4 umeboshi plums, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp furikake

Method

  1. If needed, cook rice to packet instructions.
  2. Pit and finely chop umeboshi.
  3. Mix all ingredients together and form 4 balls (lightly wet your hands to keep the rice from sticking to them).

Substitutions

I highlight here some possible substitutions to adapt the onigiri to your preference, diet and ingredients available to you.

Recipe componentsPossible substitutions*
Furikake• Toasted sesame seeds
• Nori flakes
(*) Substitutions are only suggestions, adapt to your taste, diet, and ingredients available to you. Not all substitutions have been tested.
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