Rice Salad-Sushi Style

If you enjoy the flavors of sushi, you'll love this fresh, pretty, and delicious side dish. The recipe comes from the Blivaiss family, our next door neighbors. If you are preparing it more than a few hours before serving, just mix the rice and dressing together while the rice is still hot. Then add the vegetables and toasted seeds just before serving. This is a delicious side dish with fish or chicken.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups raw sushi rice
2 cups water
Dressing
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1 T. canola oil
- 1 T. toasted sesame oil
- 1-2 T. soy sauce, to taste
- 1-2 tsp. freshly grated ginger, to taste
- 1-2 tsp. wasabi powder, to taste
- 1 clove freshly minced garlic
2 grated carrots
2 T. toasted sesame seeds
3 T. pickled ginger, diced
1 seedless cucumber, diced
2 avocadoes, diced

Wash the sushi rice until the water runs almost clear. Cook rice in rice cooker, or alternatively in a saucepan on the stove. After the rice is done, let it sit in the rice cooker for about 15 minutes, then add the Dressing ingredients and mix well. Adjust the seasonings to taste. If you are serving immediately, add the remaining ingredients. Otherwise, cover the rice and refrigerate until serving. Just before serving, mix in the remaining ingredients.

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