Soccer Tuna Rice Balls

Three rice balls in a green bowl decorated with seaweed to resemble soccer balls.

These soccer ball tuna rice balls are the cutest, easy meal to celebrate the World Cup or soccer-themed birthday parties! They're filled with tuna, rolled into a rice ball, and decorated with seaweed.

Servings tuna balls

Calories 168

Author Michelle

Ingredients

1 cup sushi rice
Salt
2 tsp rice vinegar
5 oz can of tuna drained
2 tbsp mayo
2 tbsp green onion chopped
1 sheet nori

Instructions

To make the sticky rice soak the rice for 1-2 hours. Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Add to a rice cooker and cover with water. Season with salt and set the rice cooker to cook.

If you don't have a rice cooker, follow the package instructions to cook on the stove top. Though I highly recommend a rice cooker!

Once the rice is done, allow to sit and cover to steam for an additional 15 minutes. Remove the lid and add the vinegar, tossing to coat. Transfer to a bowl and allow to sit and cool a bit while you prep the filling.
Strain the can of tuna and combine with mayo and green onion. Mix to thoroughly combine.
Once the rice is cooler so no longer hot, wet your fingers and scoop a large spoonful of rice onto a piece of cling wrap. Push down into an even, circular layer. Scoop about 2 tbsp of the tuna mixture into the center.
Using the cling wrap to assit, roll the rice around the tuna into a ball. Set aside and repeat for all of the rice and tuna.

You can adjust how big or small you'd like the rice balls to be! I prefer to make them larger, but you can make them smaller if you have a crowd to feed.

Use scissors to carefully cut small hexagons out of the seaweed and arange them around the rice balls.
Serve fresh and dip in soy sauce/ coconut aminos if desired!

Notes

If you don't like mayo, you can also use avocado or cream cheese for the filling!

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