Onigiri (Rice Balls)

Ingredients

• • 3 cups cooked Japanese short-grain rice, warm
• • 1/2 teaspoon salt
• • 1 can tuna, drained and mixed with mayo
• • 4 umeboshi (pickled plum), pitted
• • 2 tablespoons salmon flakes
• • 6 strips nori seaweed
• • Furikake (optional)

Instructions

1. Step 1: Season warm rice lightly with salt. Keep a bowl of salted water nearby to wet hands.
2. Step 2: Wet hands, take about 1/2 cup rice. Make an indentation and add your chosen filling.
3. Step 3: Cover filling with more rice and shape into a triangle or ball using gentle pressure.
4. Step 4: Wrap with a strip of nori at the base.
5. Step 5: Repeat with remaining rice and fillings.
6. Step 6: Serve immediately or wrap in plastic for later. Best eaten same day.