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Sardine Glow Handroll

INGREDIENTS

For the sushi rice
• 200 g sushi rice
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• ½ tsp salt

For the filling
• Sardines (in water or olive oil, drained)
• 1 ripe avocado (sliced)
• Cooked beetroot (thin slices)
• Cucumber (julienne)
• Spring onion (very thin strips)
• Kimchi
• Pickled ginger
• Nori (seaweed sheets, cut into rectangles)

For the glow sauce
• 1 tbsp hoisin
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 garlic clove (grated)
• Juice of ½ lime
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• Chili flakes
• 1 tsp ginger syrup
• Optional: splash of unagi sauce
• Optional: few drops tamarind

HOW TO MAKE

1. Cook the rice
Rinse until clear. Cook.
Mix with rice vinegar + salt while warm.
Let it cool (important: sticky but not hot).
2. Prep the sardine mix
Flake the sardines in a bowl.
Mix with a spoon of the glow sauce.
3. Build your handroll

• Place everything on your nori sheet
• Add a small layer of rice on the left
• Top with sardine mix
• Add avocado + beet slices
• Add cucumber + spring onion
• Finish with kimchi + pickled ginger
• Sprinkle sesame seeds
• Extra sauce on top

4. Roll it
Fold into a cone.
Seal with a tiny bit of rice = perfect point.
5. Dip or drizzle extra sauce
Because… glow needs gloss.

WHY THIS IS SKINCARE
• Sardines = omega-3 → glow + anti-inflammatory
• Avocado = healthy fats → skin barrier queen
• Seaweed = minerals → detox + hydration
• Kimchi = gut health → clear skin
• Beetroot = circulation → natural glow

This is not sushi.
This is skin food in disguise.

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