Sushi Salad

OK, before you start typing in another address in your browser's bar, let me explain. 

This really isn't all that bad. 

This recipe for Sushi Salad I found on the back of a bag for Nishiki rice.  Nishiki rice is Japanese rice that's used for sushi.  And I love it.  Even my mom's gotten to love it.  But I love "fake" sushi (i.e., the California roll- no raw fish, etc.).  She doesn't.  So... I read the recipe and decided to try it.  I wanted to put in a few additions to it.  It calls for the Nishiki rice, green onions, shrimp, rice wine vinegar, celery, and sesame seeds and avocado for garnish. 

I cooked the rice, let it cool, and added in the ingredients.  I didn't have any celery at the time, so I used shelled edamame- keeping with the Japanese theme.  I didn't have green onions either, I sort of forgot to buy them.  What I wanted to add to the recipe was Nori- dried seaweed.  But Target, Walmart, Randall's, and another store didn't have it.

Grrr. 

I didn't have cooked shrimp, either, so I substituted Krab.  You know, that stuff.  It's used in the California roll.  I should have just gone ahead and bought the shrimp. 

At one point Mom goes ahead and tells me that one needs to be careful in just adding things to a recipe off the top of his or her head.

Regarding the sesame seeds... they were really dull, even after toasting them.  Maybe I didn't toast them long enough.  There was a bottle of sesame oil, so I added some to the seeds, and that did the trick.  A little goes a long way, and it smells great. 

After mixing everything together, I let it chill for a bit, then added sliced avocado on top. 

It tasted pretty good.  Even Mom liked it.  Adding the vinegar made it good.  It's got potential.  I see where it could be tweaked in the future.

And I still want to find the Nori.