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SUSHI BOWL WITH SESAME UME CUCUMBER SALAD & SHICHIMI TOGARASHI DRESSING.

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Ingredients
  

Sushi Rice with Shichimi Togarashi Dressing

  • 1 cup dry white jasmine rice but use any kind of rice you like!
  • 2 cups vegetable stock or pure water for cooking the rice
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons shichimi togarashi spice mix (Japanese Seven Spice including poppy seeds, sesame seeds, hot red peppers like Sichuan or sansho, dried citrus peel, ginger, garlic, shiso, and nori; see notes above for sourcing or making your own)
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons agave nectar

Sesame Ume Cucumber Salad

  • 1 cup thinly sliced cucumbers
  • 1 cup carrot matchsticks 1-2 inches long
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon ume plum vinegar
  • 1/8 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

Sushi Bowl Fixings

  • 4-6 pieces sheets of raw sushi nori cut or torn into small
  • 2 cups chopped fresh leafy greens like tatsoi, chard, spinach, or kale
  • 1 avocado sliced
  • tahini to taste
  • soy sauce to taste

Instructions
 

  • Put 1 cup dry rice in a medium size pot with two cups water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat once water has evaporated and rice is tender and fluffy, leaving lid on.
  • While rice is cooking, in a separate bowl mix together sliced cucumbers, carrots, lime juice, ume, and sesame oil. Toss lightly and set aside.
  • If you have a mortar and pestle and you want to throw in an extra flourish, use it to slightly crush the shichimi togarashi, releasing the flavors and oils. It’ll be fine to use it un-crushed, too. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, shichimi togarashi, sea salt, and agave until the liquids are fully incorporated.
  • In a medium sized bowl, mix 2 cups of cooked rice with your shichimi togarashi dressing and sushi nori. Distribute amongst bowls and top with cucumber carrot salad, chopped greens, avocado, tahini, and a drizzle of soy sauce. An extra sprinkle of seeds never hurts.