Fruit Sushi
Raw fish? As if! Have your kid make "sushi" with fruit.
Submitted by
Kayla Chong
Kayla Chong
Bust out strawberries instead of raw salmon and invite your kids to make up a batch of fru-su—short for "fruit sushi," of course!
- Fru-su chefs:You and the kids.
- 1¾ cups short grain rice:Brown or white, whatever you can get the kids to eat.
- Rice cooker or pot
- A big bowl
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 10 ounces water
- 3 tablespoons coconut milk:Optional, but will add some flava!
- Fresh fruit:Whatever's in season. If you want the kids to help cut it, grab some soft stuff, like bananas, peaches and kiwi that they can tackle with a butter knife.
- Butter knives:See above.
- A knife:A sharp one for you if you're cutting hard things like apples and pears.
- Fruit roll-ups
- Maple syrup:A.k.a., "soy sauce."
- Yogurt:Something white or light-colored.
- Green food coloring
- A serving dish
- Chopsticks
- Saucer
Break out the rice cooker or a pot and cook up a batch of short grain rice.
Add the coconut and sugar.
Help your kid spoon the rice into a big bowl.
Invite him to dig into the bowl of rice and make a bunch of little "sushi" rolls about the shape and size of mini Snickers bars and place them onto a serving dish. (Hint: Wet your kid's fingers with a little water so the rice doesn't stick to them.)
Help your kid use the scissors to cut the fruit roll-ups into thin strips. Set them aside.
Help your kid slice up some fruit into small, thin, sushi-like pieces. Challenge each other to cut the most convincing fish-shape. (Cantaloupe makes a killer stand in for salmon.)
Have him lay a slice of fruit onto each rice roll.
Finally, use the fruit roll-up strips to secure the fruit on the roll by tying one around each roll.
Now take a little of the yogurt and have your kid mix in some green food coloring until it's the same color as wasabi. Put it in a small serving dish.
Pour a little maple syrup into a saucer to take the place of soy sauce.- Your fru-su is finished! Break out the chopsticks and chow down, Tokyo-style.
- Want to cultivate your kid's palate with more internationally inspired fruit dishes? Take his taste buds to France with our delish Chocolate Fondue With Fruit recipe.
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