Christmas Temari Sushi Balls. Delicious, festive and fun Temari Sushi! Great for a holiday gathering, potluck or for yourself to celebrate the Christmas season! Serves well as an appetizer, side dish or snack!
I can't believe that Christmas is just around the corner! Although the holidays will be slightly different for many of us this year, it doesn't mean we can't celebrate! So that's why I'm sharing these really fun and unique Christmas Sushi Balls!
I'm sharing three variations of my Temarizushi: tuna mayo rice, fried tofu with rice, and smoked salmon with rice, pomegranate and mayo. All three are so delicious especially the latter as the mayonnaise and pomegranate seeds really compliment the saltiness of the smoked salmon.
But my favourite is the tuna mayo with rice! I'm a big tuna fan and when it's mixed with mayonnaise and rice, it's very satisfying. The fried tofu ball is also very delicious and works well as a vegan temari sushi.
Where can I find some of these ingredients?
Most of these ingredients for my Christmas temari sushi recipe can be found at Western grocers with the exception of the fried tofu pockets. Fried tofu pockets are usually found at a Korean grocer like H-Mart or a Japanese one.
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For this recipe
You will need the following ingredients for my Christmas temari sushi ball:
Sushi Rice:
- 320 ml uncooked sushi rice
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon sugar
Tuna Mayo Sushi Ball (Snowman)
- 160 grams canned tuna
- 2 tablespoon Japanese mayo
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ½ inch peeled carrot, sliced into tiny wedges for the nose
- Black sesame seeds, as needed
Smoked Salmon Sushi Ball (Christmas Ornament)
- 150 grams Smoked salmon
- Pomegranate seeds
- Japanese mayo
Tofu Rice Sushi Ball (Elf)
- 4 pretzels, sliced in half
- 4 fried tofu pockets
- Black sesame seeds, as needed
- ½ inch peeled carrot, sliced to create nose and mouth
How to make Temari Sushi
Cook your sushi rice according to package instructions or rice cooker settings.
Once it is cooked, transfer rice to a mixing bowl. Season the rice with rice vinegar, sugar and salt. Mix thoroughly.
Tuna Mayo Sushi Ball (Snowman)
In a small mixing bowl, mix canned tuna, Japanese mayo, and sugar.
In another small bowl, place cling film over top. Scoop about 3 tablespoon of levelled sushi rice into it.
Twist the ends of the cling film until it forms a ball. Flatten the ball into a pancake. Open your cling film, add about 1 teaspoon of the tuna mayo mixture into the middle. Add 1 tablespoon more of the sushi rice to cover the tuna mixture.
Twist the ends of the cling film and mold into a ball, ensuring the rice covers the tuna completely.
Decorate the sushi ball with black sesame seeds for the eyes and mouth and a tiny carrot wedge for the nose.
Repeat this process until you have 3 more.
Smoked Salmon Sushi Ball (Christmas Ornament)
In a small bowl, place cling film over top. Then add 3 tablespoon of levelled sushi rice into the cling film. Twist up the ends of the cling film to mold into a ball. Remove the rice ball from the cling film and set aside.
Into the same cling film, overlap two pieces of smoked salmon. Place your rice ball back into the smoked salmon.
Twist the ends of the cling film upwards and mold the smoked salmon over the rice ball.
Transfer the ball onto a plate with the smooth side facing up. Squeeze a dollop of Japanese mayo onto the middle of the ball. Decorate with pomegranate seeds.
Repeat this process until you have 3 more.
Tofu Rice Sushi Ball (Elf)
Lay cling film over your bowl. Add 3 tablespoon of levelled sushi rice. Twist the ends of the cling film up and mold it into a ball.
Transfer the rice ball onto plate. Open the fried tofu pocket and place it over the rice ball like a hat. Decorate the ball with halved pretzels for big ears, two black sesame seeds for the eyes and a tiny carrot piece cut in the shape of a smiling mouth.
Repeat this process until you have 3 more.
Give it a try!
Well I hope you give my Christmas Temari Sushi Balls recipe a try! It always excites me when you guys make my recipes and I hope this is one you try.
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Christmas Temari Sushi Balls
Ingredients
Sushi Rice:
- 320 ml uncooked sushi rice
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon white granulated sugar
Tuna Mayo Sushi Ball (Snowman)
- 160 grams canned tuna
- 2 tablespoon mayonnaise peeled
- ½ teaspoon white granulated sugar
- ½ inch carrot peeled and sliced into tiny wedges for the nose
- Black sesame seeds as needed
Smoked Salmon Sushi Ball (Christmas Ornament)
- 150 grams Smoked salmon
- Pomegranate seeds
- mayonnaise Japanese
Tofu Rice Sushi Ball (Elf)
- 4 pretzels sliced in half
- 4 fried tofu pockets
- Black sesame seeds as needed
- ½ inch peeled carrot sliced to create nose and mouth
Instructions
- Cook your sushi rice according to package instructions or rice cooker settings.
- Once it is cooked, transfer rice to a mixing bowl. Season the rice with rice vinegar, sugar and salt. Mix thoroughly.
Tuna Mayo Sushi Ball (Snowman)
- In a small mixing bowl, mix canned tuna, Japanese mayo, and sugar.
- In another small bowl, place cling film over top. Scoop about 3 tablespoon of levelled sushi rice into it.
- Twist the ends of the cling film until it forms a ball. Flatten the ball into a pancake. Open your cling film, add about 1 teaspoon of the tuna mayo mixture into the middle. Add 1 tablespoon more of the sushi rice to cover the tuna mixture.
- Twist the ends of the cling film and mold into a ball, ensuring the rice covers the tuna completely.
- Decorate the sushi ball with black sesame seeds for the eyes and mouth and a tiny carrot wedge for the nose. Repeat this process until you have 3 more.
Smoked Salmon Sushi Ball (Christmas Ornament)
- In a small bowl, place cling film over top. Then add 3 tablespoon of levelled sushi rice into the cling film. Twist up the ends of the cling film to mold into a ball. Remove the rice ball from the cling film and set aside.
- Into the same cling film, overlap two pieces of smoked salmon. Place your rice ball back into the smoked salmon.
- Twist the ends of the cling film upwards and mold the smoked salmon over the rice ball.
- Transfer the ball onto a plate with the smooth side facing up. Squeeze a dollop of Japanese mayo onto the middle of the ball. Decorate with pomegranate seeds. Repeat this process until you have 3 more.
Tofu Rice Sushi Ball (Elf)
- Lay cling film over your bowl. Add 3 tablespoon of levelled sushi rice. Twist the ends of the cling film up and mold it into a ball.
- Transfer the rice ball onto plate. Open the fried tofu pocket and place it over the rice ball like a hat. Decorate the ball with halved pretzels for big ears, two black sesame seeds for the eyes and a tiny carrot piece cut in the shape of a smiling mouth. Repeat this process until you have 3 more.
Sherri
What a creative idea for these sushi balls! Super cute, fun and festive and perfect for the whole family! I am so in love with the tofu elf...♥
Heidi | The Frugal Girls
Your sushi balls are so crazy adorable. This really is the perfect festive appetizer to share with family and friends at Christmas this year!
Rosemary
These are sooo cute for the holidays! I made sushi today and I have to say, working with that sticky rice is a skill in its own!