Food

Spicy Salmon Mixed Grain Sushi

November 12, 2020

Yield
Serves 6
Prep Time
20mins
Cook Time
30mins
Difficulty Level
2 / 5

Sushi doesn’t get any healthier than this. Packed with salmon, an assortment of grains, appetising pickled cucumbers and a kick of spice, this is the go-to food for weight-friendly meal prep. You can even be flexible with its ingredients.

Ingredients

SPICY SALMON MIXED GRAIN SUSHI

PICKLED CUCUMBER

Steps

01.
Bring rice, quinoa, barley and the water to the boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, for 30 mins or until water is absorbed. Remove from heat; stand, covered, for 10 mins.
02.
Meanwhile, combine vinegar, sugar and salt in a small bowl. Place rice mixture and seeds in a large, wide, stainless steel bowl. Using a plastic spatula, repeatedly slice through rice mixture at an angle to separate grains, gradually pouring in vinegar mixture. Stand for 10 mins to cool.
03.

Grease and line a 19 cm square cake pan with plastic wrap. Place one nori sheet, trimming to fit, shiny side-down, over base of pan. Spread half the rice mixture over nori. Top with salmon; sprinkle with chilli.

04.

Combine avocado and juice in a small bowl. Place avocado mixture over salmon; top with remaining rice mixture. Place remaining nori sheet, trimming to fit, shiny side-up, over rice mixture. Cover nori with plastic wrap. Place food cans on sushi to weight it down. Refrigerate for 6 hrs or until firm enough to cut.

05.

To make pickled cucumber, combine ingredients in a medium bowl; stand for 5 mins for flavours to develop. Drain.

06.

Remove sushi from pan; cut into squares. Serve with pickled cucumber.

TIP Serve with soy sauce and wasabi.

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