Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups uncooked Japanese sushi rice
- 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon rice-wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon mirin (Japanese cooking wine)
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut lengthwise into quarters
- 1/2 cucumber, cut in half lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick strips
- 4 sheets nori
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 3 tablespoons wasabi paste
- 1 two-inch-long piece daikon radish, about 2 inches in diameter, peeled and julienned
- 16 leaves red-leaf lettuce, such as Lolla Rossa
- 2 ounces pea shoots
- 1/4 cup pickled ginger (optional)
- 6 shiso leaves, for garnish (optional)
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