- 400g risotto rice
- 2 garlic clove
- A thumb of ginger
- 2 tbsp horseradish mustard
- 4 tbsp tamari
- 2 tbsp brown rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp Demerara sugar
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 4 mini cucumbers
- 4 spring onions
- 2 carrot
- 100g pea shoots
- 200g smoked salmon
- Sea salt
- 400ml boiling water
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Medium pan with lid
- Measuring jug
- Vegetable peeler
- 1.
Fill your kettle and boil it. Tip the rice into a medium pan. Pour in 400ml boiling water and add a pinch of salt. Cover, bring to the boil, then turn the heat right down and cook for 15-20 mins till the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender and sticky. Take the pan off the heat.
- 2.
Meanwhile, peel and finely grate the garlic and ginger and pop them into a mixing bowl. Add 1 tbsp each horseradish mustard, brown rice vinegar, Demerara sugar and sesame seeds, 2 tbsp tamari and a crack of black pepper. Stir, then pour 2 tbsp of the mixture out into a separate small bowl or mug and set aside.
- 3.
Trim the mini cucumbers and chop them into 1/2cm-thick cubes. Trim the roots and any ragged ends off the spring onions and thinly slice them. Peel and cut the carrot into matchsticks.
- 4.
Pop the veg into the mixing bowl with the tamari dressing and add 1 tbsp olive oil. Scrunch together and set aside for 5 mins to marinate Meanwhile, roughly chop the pea shoots into small pieces. After 5 mins, toss the pea shoots through the marinated veg.
- 5.
Divide the rice between 2 warm bowls and top with the dressed veg and the smoked salmon. Drizzle over the reserved tamari dressing and sprinkle with ½ tbsp sesame seeds to serve.