Sushi Sandwich (Onigirazu)

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 2–4

Ingredients:

Sushi rice – 1 cup (about 200 g), uncooked

Water – 1¼ cups (300 ml)

Rice vinegar – 3 tablespoons

Sugar – 1 tablespoon

Fine salt – ½ teaspoon

Nori sheets – 4

Tuna filling:

Canned tuna – 1 can (about 160 g), drained

Mayonnaise – 3 tablespoons

Soy sauce – 1 teaspoon

Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon (optional)

Vegetables & extras:

Cucumber – ½, cut into sticks

Carrot – 1 small, cut into sticks

Avocado – 1, sliced

Lettuce leaves – 4 small

Furikake – 2 tablespoons (optional)

Sesame seeds – 1 tablespoon (optional)

Soy sauce – to serve

Instructions:

Rinse and cook sushi rice with water, then rest 10 minutes. Stir in rice vinegar, sugar, and salt. Cool slightly.

Mix tuna with mayonnaise, soy sauce, and lemon juice until creamy. Prepare cucumber, carrot, avocado, and lettuce.

Lay a nori sheet like a diamond on plastic wrap and spread a square of sushi rice in the center.

Layer tuna, lettuce, cucumber, carrot, and avocado on the rice, sprinkle furikake or sesame if using, and add a thin top layer of rice.

Fold all four corners of the nori over the fillings to form a square parcel, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and rest seam-side down.

Slice each sandwich in half or quarters with a damp, sharp knife and serve with soy sauce.

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Prep Time 25

Cook Time 20

Total Time 45

Servings: 4

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Pro Tip:
Keep a small bowl of water nearby to dampen your hands; it stops the rice sticking and helps you spread and shape it more evenly.