rice triangles

By sanmo_babe

This American adaptation of a Japanese favorite makes a delicious lunch treat. They’re easy to pack and easy to hold. They also make a great, nutritious class snack for parties and special occasions.

Ingredients

• 3 cups (whole-grain) sushi rice
• water for cooking rice
• 6 sheets nori seaweed
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons sake or mirin (rice wine)

Preparation

Step 1

Wash rice, drain, and cook as directed.
While rice is cooking, prepare vinegar sauce by mixing together the vinegar, salt, sugar and sake or mirin and set aside.
Remove the rice from the heat.
Add vinegar sauce and toss to mix.
Add sesame seeds and toss again.
Allow rice to cool.
Wet hands and mold rice mixture into 1-inch thick triangles with 2 ½-inch sides.
Cut nori sheets in half and wrap each rice triangle in one half sheet.