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Smoked Salmon Temari Sushi with Wasabi Cream

Published 05/02/2014, updated 19/06/2020 7 Comments

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Temari sushi
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Temari Sushi is balls of sushi rice wrapped up in anything you like – thinly sliced fish, avocado, omelette, prawns or my favourite, smoked salmon. These must be one of the easiest sushi types to make, with the added advantage that if you’re not a fan of seaweed, you can still enjoy this simple yet most elegant of dishes.

Like all sushi, they do make the perfect canapé or amuse-bouche. Check out the Amuse-Bouche Page as well as the Japanese Page.

There really is no exact way of cooking sushi rice, it’s a simple case of having enough water to cook the rice through the absorption method, then letting it rest a good 15 minutes after.

What gives sushi rice the distinctive sweet taste is the addition of sushi-su, which is the rice vinegar mix you add to the cooked rice. A well balanced sushi-su is important of course but once again, it really is down to the individual taste. Some prefer a more vinegary taste while others like sweeter rice. I am in the middle of course!

What’s important is that you must let your rice cool down, there really is no need to use a hair dryer for this as you might hear some people say. Just spread the rice on a large flat plate, leave it in a cool place (not the fridge) and you should be able to start in an hour or so.

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Temari sushi

Smoked Salmon Temari Sushi with Wasabi Cream


★★★★★

5 from 10 reviews

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: Serves 6 (Makes about 24 – 30) 1x
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Description

Temari Sushi is balls of sushi rice wrapped up in anything you like – thinly sliced fish, avocado, omelette, prawns or my favourite, smoked salmon.


Scale

Ingredients

  • 150g sushi rice
  • 250ml water
  • 250g smoked salmon, cut into 1.5″ squares (roughly)
  • salmon roe (optional)
  • shiso (perilla) leaves or dill
  • wasabi powder or wasabi paste
  • 200g crème fraîche, mixed with the wasabi powder or paste, to taste

Sushi-su

  • 30ml rice vinegar
  • 1tsp sugar
  • generous pinch salt
  • 24–30 squares of cling film, about 3“-4” square
  • a bowl of cold water

Instructions

Rice

  1. Rinse the rice in some cold water until it runs clear, then drain.
  2. Place the rice in a saucepan, add the 250ml of water and bring to a boil on medium heat.
  3. Lower heat, put a lid on and simmer for 10 minutes.
  4. Take it off the heat and leave to stand, covered, for another 15 minutes.
  5. After 15 minutes, dish the rice out onto a large, flat plate. Sprinkle the cooled sushi-su on the rice and mix thoroughly with a couple of wooden spoons.
  6. Leave the rice to cool completely.

Sushi-su

  1. Place everything in a small saucepan, heat on lowest setting for 2-3 minutes until the sugar has dissolved. Stir, take off heat and leave to cool completely before using.

Assembly

  1. Place one of the cling film squares on the palm of your hand, followed by a salmon square.
  2. Wet you hands, take a small portion of sushi rice, squeeze into a ball and place in the centre of the salmon.
  3. Wipe your hands if you need to, join the corners of the cling film and twist to form a tight ball, see picture, leave aside.
  4. Repeat with all the salmon pieces.

To serve

  1. Place a dollop of wasabi cream onto whatever serving plate/spoon you’re using.
  2. Place a temari sushi on the wasabi cream and top the sushi with your choice of topping, in this case, a leaf and some salmon roe. You can also have just a spring onion, look at the top picture and you’ll see that the cream is on top of the sushi with the slither of spring onion.

Notes

Total time doesn’t take into account the cooling down of the rice.

  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: Japanese

Nutrition

  • Calories: 206.71 kcal
  • Sugar: 1.66 g
  • Sodium: 349.3 mg
  • Fat: 8.52 g
  • Saturated Fat: 4.26 g
  • Carbohydrates: 21.5 g
  • Fiber: 0.0 g
  • Protein: 9.96 g
  • Cholesterol: 26.92 mg

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Comments

  1. Jennifer Evans says

    17/10/2016 at 4:29 pm

    What a beautiful recipe! I love wasabi – can’t wait to give it a try.

    Reply
  2. Lisa | Garlic & Zest says

    17/10/2016 at 3:07 pm

    I’ve never attempted sushi rice or sushi, but your tutorial makes it look pretty straightforward! Thanks for the tips!

    Reply
  3. Melissa @ My Wife Can Cook says

    17/10/2016 at 2:35 pm

    I love sushi, but have never tried making it at home. This looks delicious! My husband would even like it to, since there is no seaweed wrap. Thanks for the rice cooking tips!

    Reply
  4. Christie says

    17/10/2016 at 1:19 pm

    We adore sushi. Would love to make this at home and enjoy it more often.

    Reply
  5. Platter Talk says

    17/10/2016 at 1:15 pm

    OH! That is such a great idea! I love the flavors and how it looks. Thanks,

    Reply
  6. Jen says

    17/10/2016 at 12:54 pm

    This looks yummy! I will try this.

    Reply
    • Azlin Bloor says

      17/10/2016 at 1:05 pm

      Thank you Jen.

      Reply

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