Fun sushi balls

Makes 8

Ingredients

1 cup (200g) sushi rice
2 tbsp sushi seasoning
95g tin tuna
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1/2 avocado
1 sheet nori

Method

Step 1. Place rice in a saucepan with 1 1/2 cups water. Bring to the boil, reduce heat, cover with a lid and simmer for 15-20 mins until all water has been absorbed and rice is cooked. Gently stir through sushi seasoning then turn rice out onto a flat dish to cool. Combine drained tuna with mayonnaise. Remove skin from avocado and cut into a 1.5cm dice.

Step 2. With damp hands, cup approximately 1/4 cup of rice in one hand. Place some tuna and a piece of avocado in the centre.

Step 3. Top with another 1/4 cup of rice and gently bring it together into a ball shape. Press firmly to enclose.

Step 4. Using sharp scissors, cut shapes from the nori. Press onto balls to decorate.

Notes

Wrap individual balls in glad wrap and store in the fridge before packing into insulated lunch boxes.
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This recipe was created for Kidspot, New Zealand's best recipe finder, by Greer Worsley, who blogs at Typically Red.