Salmon Chazuke (Green Tea Rice Soup)

Ingredients (serves 2):

2 filets salmon (approx. 3 oz. each)
Salt to taste
2 cups cooked rice (short or medium grain white rice) (click here)
1/2 sheet nori seaweed
2 shiso leaves (perilla) or basil
1 tsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. wasabi paste
1 Tbsp. green tea leaves
2-1/2 cups hot water (175°F)

1

Season salmon filets with salt. Preheat the Gourmet Roaster for 5 minutes. Roast salmon for 8 minutes or until surface is lightly browned. Carefully remove the skin and bones and break the salmon up into flakes using two forks.

2

Place cooked rice in a strainer and rinse with hot water to remove excess starch. Drain the rice well.

3

Shred nori seaweed and shiso leaves.

4

In two serving bowls, place rice, salmon flakes and drizzle soy sauce. Top with nori seaweed, shiso leaves and wasabi paste

5

Brew green tea and pour around the inside edge of bowls to help topping keep its shape. Serve immediately.