Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups sushi rice, cooked and seasoned with rice vinegar, sugar, and salt
- 150g sashimi-grade tuna, thinly sliced
- 100g sashimi-grade salmon, thinly sliced
- 100g sashimi-grade yellowtail, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup pickled ginger, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup wasabi, optional
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup shredded nori strips
- Few edible flowers (chrysanthemum, nasturtium)
- Microgreens for garnish
- 1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce (for serving)
Instructions
- Cook sushi rice and season while warm with rice vinegar, sugar, and salt. Let cool.
- Arrange seasoned rice in a deep bowl, smoothing top.
- Fan or layer fish slices artfully over rice in sections (tuna, salmon, yellowtail).
- Garnish with pickled ginger, sesame seeds, nori strips, edible flowers, and microgreens.
- Serve with tamari and wasabi on the side in tiny ‘acorn cups’ or demitasse spoons.
Notes
- Ensure all fish is sashimi-grade and sourced from reputable suppliers.
- For a non-raw option, substitute with seared tuna or cooked shrimp.
- Traditionally, Gollum would NOT approve of soy sauce—but Aragorn might!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Method: No-cook (plus rice cooking)
- Cuisine: Japanese-inspired with fantasy twist
- Diet: Pescatarian, Gluten-Free (if using tamari)
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 420 Kcal
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
