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Baked Sushi Cake

Baked Sushi Cake 😍 I understand that it isn’t traditional sushi by any means but it is delicious and a fun way to serve it!
Servings: 6 servings
By: Nadia Aidi
baked sushi cake with spicy scallops and avocado
Prep 26 minutes
Cook 4 minutes
Rice Chill (preferably overnight) 30 minutes
Total 1 hour

Equipment

Ingredients 

Rice

  • 1½ cup calrose rice, uncooked
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3 tbsp black toasted sesame seeds

Spicy Scallop Mixture

  • 1 lb scallops, cubed
  • ¼ cup Japanese mayo
  • 2 tbsp sriracha
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp tamari
  • 3 scallions, green parts only, chopped

Sushi Cake

  • cooking oil spray
  • cooked rice, from earlier
  • toasted nori, crushed, to taste
  • 2 avocados, sliced
  • 1 english cucumber, thinly sliced
  • spicy scallop mixture, from earlier
  • 1 tbsp Japanese mayo
  • 1 tbsp sriracha, adjust to taste
  • Shichimi togarashi
  • 1 Serrano, sliced

Citrus Tamari Sauce

  • 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
  • Serrano, chopped, to taste
  • ½ orange, juice only
  • ½ lemon, juice only
  • Tamari, to taste

Instructions

Cook Your Rice and Cool

  • In a rice cooker, if you can, cook your rice according to the package instructions. Then mix rice vinegar, sugar and a pinch of salt together and add it to your cooked rice. Stir in sesame seeds and let completely cool in the fridge, preferably overnight.
    1½ cup calrose rice, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 pinch salt, 3 tbsp black toasted sesame seeds

Spicy Scallop Mixture

  • In a bowl, mix scallops, Japanese mayo, sriracha, sesame oil, rice vinegar, tamari and scallions.
    1 lb scallops, ¼ cup Japanese mayo, 2 tbsp sriracha, 2 tsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp tamari, 3 scallions

Baked Sushi Cake

  • Preheat your oven broiler.
  • Spray the springform with cooking oil. Add half of the rice on the bottom and press it down. Evenly layer the toasted nori, avocado slices then the cucumber slices on top. Add the rest of the rice and more nori and press down really well. Top it with the scallops.
    cooking oil spray, cooked rice, toasted nori, 2 avocados, 1 english cucumber, spicy scallop mixture
  • Add to your broiler and let bake for about 2 minutes and 4 minutes max.
  • Citrus Tamari Sauce: While that bakes, mix together the cilantro, chopped Serranos, orange juice, lemon juice and Tamari.
    2 tbsp cilantro, Serrano, ½ orange, ½ lemon, Tamari
  • Remove the sides of the springform. Take your Japanese mayo bottle and evenly squeeze about 1 tbsp in an S pattern on top. Do the same with the sriracha. Sprinkle with shichimi togarashi and place the Serrano slices around. Serve with the citrus tamari sauce and that is it!
    1 tbsp Japanese mayo, 1 tbsp sriracha, Shichimi togarashi, 1 Serrano

Nutrition

Calories: 471kcal, Carbohydrates: 53g, Protein: 15g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 0.03g, Cholesterol: 23mg, Sodium: 727mg, Potassium: 667mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 274IU, Vitamin C: 21mg, Calcium: 77mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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