Mini Sesame-Cucumber Hand Rolls

• 1 cup sushi rice, rinsed and drained several times
• 6 Tbs. plus 2 tsp. sushi seasoning, divided
• 1/4 cup gomashio
• 2 Persian or 1 English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into 2-inch-long matchsticks (2 cups)
• 8 sheets toasted nori

1. Cook rice in saucepan according to package directions.
2. Cool, covered, in saucepan 5 minutes, then stir in 6 Tbs.
3. sushi seasoning.
4. Cool until just warm, then stir in gomashio.
5. Toss cucumbers with remaining 2 tsp.
6. sushi seasoning.
7. Drain in sieve, and set aside.
8. Cut each nori sheet into 3 strips.
9. Place 1 strip on work surface with long end nearest you.
10. Spoon 1 Tbs.
11. rice mixture on one end of nori strip, and flatten a little.
12. Top with 5 or 6 cucumber matchsticks.
13. Lift bottom corner under rice and cucumber, and roll nori strip around mixture to form small cone.
14. Seal cone with 1 or 2 grains of rice.
15. Repeat with remaining nori strips, rice, and cucumber.

sushi rice, sushi seasoning, gomashio, persian, nori

Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/mini-sesame-cucumber-hand-rolls/ (may not work)