serves 6 prep time 15 mins cook time 40 mins

Ingredients:

Dressing
4 tbsp soy sauce
4 tbsp rice wine vinegar
4 tbsp honey
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp minced ging

Sushi Salad Jars
1 cup (uncooked) brown rice
600g raw shrimp peeled and cleaned
2 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp minced ginger
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp avocado oil
2 avocados (ripe but firm)
3 limes
1 cup shredded purple cabbage
2 large carrots grated
1 large cucumber cut into matchsticks
spring onion
sesame seeds

Directions:
1. Rinse your rice to remove excess starch, then place the (1 cup) raw rice in a pot with 1.5 cups of water and a teaspoon of salt. (*note many packets of rice will call for a higher water ratio but this can lead to mushy rice which is not ideal for this salad.) Bring the rice to a boil on high heat, once boiling lower the temperature and let simmer for 30mins until all the water is absorbed and rice is cooked through.

2. Add 1 tbsp avocado oil (or cooking oil of choice), 2 tsp each of minced garlic and ginger to a wok or large pan, stir 1-2 minutes until fragrant then add in your shrimp and cook until the shrimp has all turned pink, opaque and is cooked through. Add Salt and pepper to taste. Remove shrimp from heat and allow to cool.
3. Shred your cabbage and carrots, cut your cucumber into match sticks and dice your avocado.
4. Combine: 4 tbsp soy sauce, 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar, 4 tbsp honey, 1 tsp minced garlic and 1 tsp minced ginger to make dressing.
5. Layer the ingredients in jars (order is important to keep the vegetables crisp)
   shrimp
   2 tbsp dressing (per jar)
   avocado
   squeeze the juice of half a lime over the avocado (this is important for flavour and to keep the avocado green)
   cabbage
   carrot
   cucumber
   1/3 cup cooked brown rice
   spring onion & sesame seeds

If you do not have jars available layer everything into bowls or containers (excluding the dressing – keep the dressing on the side and add only at the time you plan to eat)

These salads last in the fridge up to 4 days and are a great option for a packed lunch.