Furikake – Japanese Rice Seasoning
Furikake is a popular Japanese seasoning that is salty, sweet and nutty at the same time. It plays with your taste buds and is absolutely addictive. Try it over freshly cooked rice, avocado toast or hot congee, the choice is yours and you will absolutely love it.
Servings: 8 serves
Ingredients
- 2 Nori sheets
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- 1 1/2 teaspoons organic raw sugar or coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon organic sesame oil
Instructions
- Crumble nori sheets into very small pieces using your fingers or blend them in a small food processor. Transfer into a medium size bowl.
- Toast sesame seeds for a couple of minutes over medium heat until the seeds are just golden. Transfer them into the bowl with the nori.
- Add sugar, salt and sesame oil and mix to combine.
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Notes
If the nori sheets aren't crispy enough to crumble them, put them into the oven at 400'F (200'C) for a couple of minutes to crispen them up.
Furikake can be stored in an air-tight container at room temperature for 3-5 days.
Nutritional information
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 61 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 3 g | 4 % |
| Saturated Fat 0 g | 1 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 0 mg | 0 % |
| Sodium 366 mg | 15 % |
| Potassium 14 mg | 0 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 7 g | 2 % |
| Dietary Fiber 6 g | 22 % |
| Sugars 2 g | |
| Protein 6 g | 11 % |
| Vitamin A | 40 % |
| Vitamin C | 40 % |
| Calcium | 5 % |
| Iron | 13 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
