Tuna Mayo Onigiri
This easy tuna mayo onigiri is packed full of delicious flavors. They are Japanese style rice balls wrapped in nori seaweed, perfect as a snack or portable lunch!
Equipment
- Plastic wrap optional
Ingredients
For tuna mayo filling
- 3 ounces canned tuna drained
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 pinches salt or more
For rice balls
- 3 cups cooked Japanese rice
- 4 pinches salt
- 1 sheet full size nori split into 4 strips
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the tuna, mayonnaise, sesame oil and salt together. Mix well.
- Place a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over the plastic wrap, then spread ¼ of the rice.
- Place ¼ of the tuna mix in the middle of rice. Meet the edges of the plastic wrap together to form a rice ball, wrapping in the tuna. Make it into a triangular shape.
- Remove the plastic wrap. Wrap the rice ball with nori. Repeat to make 3 more rice balls.
Notes
If you are shaping the rice balls without using plastic wrap, wet your hands to prevent the rice from sticking, and rub a pinch of salt in your hands to add an additional flavor to rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1onigiriCalories: 257kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 7gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 673mgPotassium: 77mgFiber: 0.003gSugar: 0.04gVitamin A: 49IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 2mg
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