Description
Ever wish sushi came with a really satisfying crunch? Crispy rice Waffles are the crunchable, golden-brown answer—topped with a vibrant mango sushi salad that hits all the sweet, salty, tangy notes. It’s crispy, refreshing, and just weird enough to keep things interesting. Best of all Crispy Rice Waffles with Mango Sushi Salad are easy to make and completely gluten free!
This recipe makes around 20 Crispy Rice Waffles. Feel free to halve the recipe if that is too many. I found that people ate around 2 of them at a sitting, with the serving size being one Crispy Rice Waffle with Mango Sushi Salad.
Finally, when Dear Daughter in Law ate this we drizzled Dear Son in Law’s Unagi Sauce on top. It turns out that that sauce, made by Kikkoman, happens to contain gluten. I’m going to include a recipe for Unagi Sauce from Allrecipes.com and link the kosher, gluten free mirin below.
Ingredients
For the Crispy Rice Waffles
- 3 white cups sushi rice
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 bunch green onion, chopped
- 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive or avocado oil
- propellant free avocado oil spray
For the Mango Sushi Salad
- 1 pound Dyna Sea Surimi Seafood Mock Lobster, cut/shredded into small pieces
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup shredded English cucumber
- 1 ripe mango, small dice
- 1 ripe avocado, small dice
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup spicy mayonnaise
- Additional spicy mayonnaise and/or other dipping sauces for serving
- 1/4 cup gluten free soy sauce
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup mirin
Instructions
For the Crispy Rice Waffles
- Combine the rice and water in a large pot. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes until the water is absorbed. Off the heat and let the rice rest for 10 minutes covered. Uncover and fluff with a fork.
- Fold in the green onion, salt, black pepper rice vinegar, granulated sugar, toasted sesame oil and olive oil.
- Heat a waffle iron (or several) until hot. Spray with propellant free oil spray. Using a large scooper, place a scoop of the rice mixture on the iron. Spray the top of the waffle with oil spray. Close the waffle iron and cook for around 5 minutes until browned and crispy.
- Repeat with the remaining rice.
For the Mango Sushi Salad
- In a large bowl combine the mock lobster, carrots, cucumber, mango, avocado, green onions and spicy mayonnaise. Mix until completely blended.
- Refrigerate covered until ready to use (up to one hour). If making this salad in advance, you can make it a day ahead and refrigerate covered without the avocado. When ready to serve add the diced avocado.
For the Unagi Sauce (Optional)
- Heat soy sauce, sugar, and mirin in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Cook and stir until liquid is reduced to about 3/4 cup.
To Finish
- Drizzle a little spicy mayonnaise on a plate. Set one or two Crispy Rice Waffles on the mayo.
- Top with a spoonful of the Mango Sushi Salad, then drizzle with Unagi Sauce (optional) or your favorite sushi sauce topping.
- Serve immediately.
Equipment

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When Dear Daughter in Law ate this we drizzled Dear Son in Law’s Unagi Sauce on top. It turns out that that sauce, made by Kikkoman, happens to contain gluten. I’m going to include a recipe for Unagi Sauce from Allrecipes.com and link the kosher, gluten free mirin below.
This recipe makes around 20 Crispy Rice Waffles. Feel free to halve the recipe if that is too many. I found that people ate around 2 of them at a sitting, with the serving size being one Crispy Rice Waffle with Mango Sushi Salad.
I strongly recommend using a waffle iron that makes more than one waffle at a time. I made them while I was working in the kitchen, five minutes at a time. While the result was worth it, I’m linking some options below that might be time savers.
You can make the Crispy Rice Waffles smaller for bite size Crispy Rice Waffles with Mango Sushi Salad.
If you don’t want to make as many waffles as I did, feel free to halve the recipe.
The Crispy Rice Waffles are great on their own – but they’re best served fresh.
The Mango Sushi Salad would also be delicious as a salad combined with cooked short grain white rice. You can make it in advance, just leave out the avocado and add it just before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Crispy Rice Waffle with Sushi Salad
- Calories: 221
- Sugar: 4.2 g
- Sodium: 308.6 mg
- Fat: 8.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 29.5 g
- Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 6.7 g
- Cholesterol: 34.3 mg