Sushi Salad

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup brown rice, short grain
• 1 tablespoon wasabi paste
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2/3 cup rice vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon honey
• 1 cucumber, english, diced
• 1 carrot, sliced thin
• 8 ounces surimi (fake crab)
• 1 avocado, pitted, peeled and sliced
• 4 cups baby spinach
• 4 sheets sushi nori, cut into quarter inch wide strips

Recipe

• 1 early in the day pour the brown rice into a bowl and cover with water. soak for at least 4 hours. this softens the rice and makes for a much nicer texture.
• 2 when ready to prepare the salad, drain the rice. boil 2 cups of water and stir in the rice. reduce heat to low and simmer about 30 minutes, or until water is absorbed - or make life easier and use a rice cooker.
• 3 after the rice is cooked, spread it onto a cookie sheet to cool.
• 4 in a small bowl whisk together the wasabi, soy, vinegar and honey. set aside.
• 5 in a large bowl combine the cooled rice, cucumber and carrot. pour the dressing over all and mix to combine. fold in the surimi.
• 6 divide the spinach onto 4 plates. place sushi salad onto each portion. top with avocado slices and garnish with the nori strips.