Vegetable Sesame Rice Balls

• 1 cup mixed raw vegetables, of your choice
• 3 cups short-grain brown rice, cooked and cold
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1 tablespoon tamari
• 1/2 cup silken tofu
• 1 cup sesame seeds
• For the dipping sauce
• 2 tablespoons tamari
• 2 tablespoons mirin

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Chop the vegetables very finely - if the pieces are too big, the mixture will not stick together.
3. Combine the rice and vegetables in a bowl. Mix the tahini, lemon juice, tamari and tofu in a blender until smooth and creamy.
4. Pour this sauce over the rice and vegetables and mix thoroughly.
5. With wet hands, roll bits of the rice mixture into balls of about 5cm in diameter.
6. Roll the balls in the sesame seeds until they are completely coated and place them on a baking tray.
7. Bake for 40 minutes, turning the balls twice during the baking process.
8. While the balls are cooking, make the dipping sauce by mixing the tamari and mirin together in a small bowl.

mixed raw vegetables, shortgrain brown rice, tahini, lemon, tamari, silken tofu, sesame seeds, dipping sauce, tamari, mirin

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vegetable-sesame-rice-balls-207917 (may not work)