Yukari shiso salt is powdered dried purple shiso leaves mixed with salt, a tangy and colorful seasoning. It's often available in Japanese markets, but if you have trouble finding it, substitute another flavored Japanese salt likematchasalt (green tea salt) orfurikake, seasoning for rice that comes in many varieties.
Ingredients
Serves 4
4 cups cooked rice
4 teaspoons yakari shiso salt
Step 1
Gently mix together the rice and yukari shiso salt in a bowl. Form intoonigiri.
Step 2
Preheat a grill to medium. Grill theonigirifor about 8 minutes, turning twice. Grill the edges of theonigiritriangle, too, about 20 seconds per edge. Theonigiriwill have a crispy, caramelized crust when they're done. Serve immediately.
Reprinted with permission fromThe Japanese Grillby Tadashi Ono & Harris Salat. Copyright © 2011 by Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat; food photographs copyright © 2011 by Todd Coleman. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Penguin Random House. Buy the full book fromPenguin Random HouseorAmazon.
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