Fruit Sushi — Sushi de fruits

November 17, 2008

fruit sushi rice pudding

Fruit Sushi

I need to run after time so that I can finish the zillion of things before bébé arrives. And surely this new life stage is coming faster than we can imagine. I am sure that it might well be the case for you too, even if there isn’t any bébé in the making and planning — but I know that there is for some of you who kindly left notes in this space before!

Then, there is Thanksgiving arriving so fast! You agree, don’t you? This year, my friend R. asked that I were in charge of preparing dessert and the appetizer for the dinner he is hosting. I am excited: R. is a great cook and loves to entertain. Yesterday, we tested my dessert idea and I must say, we all really liked it. Perhaps not a traditional Thanksgiving dessert. Not at all in fact but then, I think I will be forgiven as the dessert has chocolate in it, and it feels tout tout léger (very light). Si, si, believe me! I will show you and you can tell me what you think.

But after this chocolate coma though, I thought that it could be nice to go for a change and enjoy something fruity.

You know that P. loves rice pudding, don’t you? The whole Irish family does. Preferably eaten warm, as P.’s mum likes to add.

I do too.

So I started a rice pudding recipe. It used lemon zest and lemon extract. But in the end, I turned the dessert into fruit sushi: a simple, fresh, and pleasing way to finish our meal. We ate it lukewarm, because we prefer it this way.

“What are you doing?” my mother-in-law asked when I called her at noon to wish her a happy birthday.

“Rice pudding,” I said.

“Oh, so tempting! she exclaimed enthusiastically. I knew that she was going to like the idea.

A few hours later, as I was driving P. and I back from a class, he decided to call her to wish her a happy birthday too. We stopped at the red light and I heard a pause in their conversation. Then, P. looked at me and smiled: “she is making rice pudding!”

This kind of dessert is always a winner in their family.

Fruit Sushi

(For about 10 sushi)

You need:

  • 2 cups + 2 tablespoons whole milk*
  • 8 tablespoons risotto rice
  • Zest of 1 organic lemon
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure lemon extract
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons blond cane sugar, or more, according to taste
  • 1 organic green apple, cored and sliced (squeeze some lemon juice on top to prevent discoloration)
  • 1 pink grapefruit, white membrane removed and sliced
  • Fresh mint leaves
  • Grated coconut
  • Raspberry sauce

Steps:

  • Rinse the rice under cold water.
  • In a pot, heat the milk* with the lemon zest and extract.
  • When it reached boiling point, pour the rice in it and reduce the heat. Simmer, stirring once in a while, for about 20 minutes, or until most of the liquid is absorbed.
  • Add the sugar to taste and mix. Let cool, stirring occasionally.
  • With the palms of your hands (run them under water to make the task easier), shape small sushi. I prefer to eat them lukewarm, so if necessary, reheat them gently. Place a slice of fruit on each, apple or grapefruit, or mango if it is the season.
  • Sprinkle with grated coconut and add a leaf of mint. Serve with raspberry sauce. Light and fresh, for anyone loving rice pudding.

    • *You can also substitute milk with coconut milk, if you like.

Le coin francais
Sushi de fruits

(Pour environ 10 sushi)

Ingrédients :

  • 500 ml de lait entier*
  • 100 g de riz à risotto
  • 1 zeste de citron bio
  • 1/2 càc d’extrait de citron naturel
  • 2 à 3 càs de sucre blond de canne, ou plus, selon goût
  • 1 pomme verte bio, évidée et coupée en tranches fines (citronnez-les pour éviter leur discoloration)
  • 1 pamplemousse rose, pelé à vif et découpé en tranches
  • Feuilles de menthe
  • Noix de coco râpée
  • Coulis de framboises maison

Etapes :

  • Rinsez le riz sous de l’eau froide.
  • Faites chauffer le lait* dans une casserole avec le zeste de citron et l’extrait de citron.
  • Une fois qu’il bout, ajoutez le riz en pluie, réduisez le feu, remuez et faites cuire à feu doux, environ 20 minutes, jusqu’à ce que presque tout le liquide soit absorbé.
  • Ajoutez le sucre, mélangez et goûtez, puis laissez refroidir, en remuant de temps à autre.
  • Faconnez de petits sushis avec la paume de vos mains (passez-les sous de l’eau entre chaque sushi pour faciliter la tâche). A ce stade, je préfère que les sushis soient encore tièdes (au besoin les réchauffer doucement) — à vous de choisir. Couvrez chaque sushi avec une tranche de fruit, pomme ou pamplemousse, ou mangue quand c’est la saison.
  • Saupoudrez de noix de coco. Décorez chaque sushi avec une feuille de menthe, et servez avec un coulis de framboises maison. Tout frais, tout léger.

    • *Vous pouvez aussi remplacer le lait par du lait de coco, si vous le souhaitez.

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  1. You continue to amaze me. These look amazing.

    Comment by Paula — On November, 17th, 2008 at 11:25 pm

  2. A great idea! Delicious too! Your pictures are so gorgeous!

    cheers,

    Rosa

    Comment by Rosa — On November, 18th, 2008 at 12:00 am

  3. This is so clever and wonderful :) I am a huge fan of mediterranean cooking while my brother (whom I live with) is all about sushi. Maybe I can get him to dine with me on some fruit sushi.

    Saludos,
    Erin

    Comment by Erin — On November, 18th, 2008 at 12:08 am

  4. What a fabulous idea! Beautiful, healthy, and original. Thank you!

    Comment by Donna — On November, 18th, 2008 at 12:52 am

  5. Those are absolutely beautiful…and fun….and original! Lucky guests. Rice pudding: good! Rice pudding fruit sushi: even better!!

    Comment by bb — On November, 18th, 2008 at 12:54 am

  6. Bon, OK la noix de coco râpée c’est pour la beauté de la photo !!!! Oui oui je sors, je l’enlèverai pour déguster car c’est trop trop beauet finalement si simple aussi !Bravo

    Comment by mercotte — On November, 18th, 2008 at 2:32 am

  7. this is so creative, Bea!!

    Comment by kat — On November, 18th, 2008 at 2:54 am

  8. Such a wonderful and creative concept Bea! Lovely!

    Comment by Peter G — On November, 18th, 2008 at 4:07 am

  9. Very beautiful, I’ve made strawberry maki-sushi, delicious but not so pretty…

    Comment by Tiuscha — On November, 18th, 2008 at 4:25 am

  10. Absolutely fantastic, compliments!

    Comment by Ady — On November, 18th, 2008 at 5:09 am

  11. Très original, j’adore !

    Comment by Vanille — On November, 18th, 2008 at 5:24 am

  12. looks fantastic. light and colorful and anything with rice pudding is a winner in my book!

    Comment by Aran — On November, 18th, 2008 at 7:00 am

  13. oh how I adore this idea!!

    Comment by Jennifer — On November, 18th, 2008 at 7:06 am

  14. YUMMY!!!!

    CUTE AND COLORFUL~~~~

    Comment by YOYO's Cooking — On November, 18th, 2008 at 7:20 am

  15. Yeah!! I love Sushi de fruits!! Made them once and absolutely love them! The sweetness of the rice and the fruits are just amazing!

    Comment by mycookinghut — On November, 18th, 2008 at 7:37 am

  16. Vraiment super joli. J’adore!

    Comment by Ninnie — On November, 18th, 2008 at 7:49 am

  17. j’ai eu l’idée de faire des sushis sans poisson (parce que j’aime pas) il y a quelques mois, mais je l’ai jamais fait - oh la paresse - donc, je suis ravie que t’as eu presque la même idée sauf en sucrée. ca a l’air vraiment bon et je vais sûrement faire ce dessert pour des amis bientôt! merci béa!

    Comment by päm — On November, 18th, 2008 at 8:11 am

  18. Quelle bonne idée et quelle magnifique réalisation! Tes sushis de fruit me donnent l’eau à la bouche. J’adore tout ce qui est riz au lait & Cie! J’essayerai avec du lait de coco aussi! Juste une question: pourquoi laves-tu le riz pour risotto? J’avais lu que cela faisait partir l’amidon et que alors il collait moins…ce n’est pas le cas chez toi?
    J’espère que bébé ne cogne pas trop fort ;-) il doit se régaler in utero…
    Bises

    Comment by Chrystel — On November, 18th, 2008 at 8:42 am

  19. Love the concept, maybe this will make ma Dame enjoy sushi.. at last…LOL

    Comment by Monsieur Avital — On November, 18th, 2008 at 8:47 am

  20. Oh bea, I don’t like rice pudding at all, but this looks so pretty. Kawai.

    Comment by gracianne — On November, 18th, 2008 at 8:51 am

  21. Great idea Béa. I enjoy having holiday dinners that are anything BUT traditional. I think they are more memorable.

    Comment by valérie-jeanne — On November, 18th, 2008 at 11:54 am

  22. wonderful idea and amazing shot, i love your blog!

    Comment by kosenrufu mama — On November, 18th, 2008 at 1:20 pm

  23. Woman, you are genius. Lovely.

    Comment by Robyn Vickers — On November, 18th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

  24. I am a fan of your blog and off course your beautiful pictures. Superb!

    Comment by yun — On November, 18th, 2008 at 2:14 pm

  25. Excellente idée. J’ai gouté l’autre fois du riz gluant accompagné de mangue et de crème de coco, un délice…

    Comment by Flo Bretzel — On November, 18th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

  26. Riz au lait is perfect any time for any reason (but especially in stressful times!) and to pair it with fruit for sushi…Yum and so creative!

    Comment by Tartelette — On November, 18th, 2008 at 3:38 pm

  27. this makes me so happy bea!
    so light and fresh.
    another genius idea.
    xo

    Comment by jennifer m. — On November, 18th, 2008 at 6:05 pm

  28. These look stunning! An idea…have you tried thai sticky rice before? I think they use glutinous rice steamed and then steeped in sweetened coconut milk…could work as an alternative rice base to the fruit sushi? Of course the riz au lait sounds perfect as it is! :)

    Comment by Nessie — On November, 18th, 2008 at 6:30 pm

  29. wow wow wow! Impressive!!

    Comment by Mrs Ergül — On November, 18th, 2008 at 8:20 pm

  30. What a novel and wonderful idea, Bea! I’ve never been a huge rice pudding fan but with fresh fruit and lemony flavor instead of raisins, this might just win me over!

    Comment by Zoomie — On November, 18th, 2008 at 8:41 pm

  31. I cant wait to do them they seem sooo delicious!

    Comment by lArissa — On November, 18th, 2008 at 9:18 pm

  32. I think some thin ripe mango slices would be delicious, too. Thank you for getting my sushi juices flowing!

    Comment by Daphne — On November, 18th, 2008 at 9:50 pm

  33. how clever!

    Comment by cindy — On November, 19th, 2008 at 12:24 am

  34. What a fabulous idea! You never cease to amaze me!

    Comment by annie — On November, 19th, 2008 at 1:29 am

  35. I had something similar at a restaurant for brunch once–Frushi, they called it–here in Chicago, and have been scratching my head trying to figure out how to replicate the idea at home. Thanks for the clever recipe!

    Comment by Becky — On November, 19th, 2008 at 2:19 am

  36. Very refreshing idea to rice pudding.. and simple to make!

    Comment by Yana — On November, 19th, 2008 at 4:09 am

  37. I love this concept - making rice pudding into sushi for presentation sake. This is downright awesome!

    Comment by Hillary — On November, 19th, 2008 at 11:47 am

  38. This is so creaative I love it!

    Comment by noodlegirl — On November, 19th, 2008 at 1:10 pm

  39. So cute!

    Comment by Hallie — On November, 19th, 2008 at 1:16 pm

  40. WOW! Gorgeous! They look delicious, light and refreshing and if you ask me… that is ok after a heavy meal like Thanksgiving.

    Comment by Kelli — On November, 19th, 2008 at 1:39 pm

  41. Gorgeous, girl, gorgeous.

    Unexpectedly fantastic,

    C.

    Comment by Claudia — On November, 19th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

  42. Oh this is these are the sweetest little things!!! I’m in love with them!

    Comment by Jen — On November, 19th, 2008 at 3:37 pm

  43. pretty and healthy.. what a beautiful idea.

    Comment by Jescel — On November, 19th, 2008 at 4:17 pm

  44. It’s absolutely beautiful!

    Comment by EB — On November, 19th, 2008 at 6:34 pm

  45. Many many thanks everyone.

    Well, the thing is that I always rinse the rice when I make rice pudding, and since I started this way. And so that you know, the rice stays sticky! Nessie, thanks for your suggestion. I really want to try that option now too!

    Comment by Béa — On November, 20th, 2008 at 8:04 am

  46. How deliciously inventive!

    Comment by Kasey — On November, 20th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

  47. Beautiful presentation! I wish II could have this right now with a cup of coffee.

    Comment by Sadao — On November, 20th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

  48. Loved it!!!! Very original

    Comment by Laurie — On November, 20th, 2008 at 10:49 pm

  49. what a brill idea! love it..awesome colour..

    Comment by Abby — On November, 21st, 2008 at 1:00 pm

  50. OK, so we were reading your blog this evening and came across this post–and 12 cookbooks and countless articles later, we both looked at this and said, “Brilliant! How come we didn’t think of this.” OK, enough narcissism. What a concept. We’re thinking of dumping our Thanksgiving tradition of squash/candied ginger pie and making this instead. Utterly gorgeous.

    Comment by Mark Scarbrough — On November, 21st, 2008 at 6:28 pm

  51. Très jolie et original !

    Comment by PHILO — On November, 23rd, 2008 at 11:41 am

  52. Quelle bonne idée pour un petit dessert élégant et relativement simple!

    Comment by Nathalie (Spacedlaw) — On November, 25th, 2008 at 4:11 pm

  53. Je suis fan !! j’adore

    Comment by Elsa — On November, 26th, 2008 at 9:51 am

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