Crispy Rice Tuna Bites

Name: Crispy Rice Tuna Bites
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 cups Cooked jasmine rice (day-old is best); 1½ tbsp Rice vinegar; 1 tsp Sugar; 2 tbsp Ponzu; Pinch of salt; Oil spray (for waffle maker); 1 lb Sushi-grade bluefin tuna, finely diced; 1½ tbsp Soy sauce; 2 tbsp Mayo; 1–2 tsp Sriracha (to taste); ½ Lime's worth of juice; 1 Persian cucumber, thinly sliced; 1 Avocado, smashed; ¼ Mango, diced; Furikake; Thinly sliced green onion

Like a spicy tuna roll… but crispier, creamier, and way more fun to eat. The perfect bite for summer nights, date nights, or dinner parties

Total time: 40 min
Serves: 6
Updated: October 8, 2025
Recipe by: Saba

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Crispy Rice Tuna Bites

Prep: 25 min
Cook: 15 min
Total: 40 min
Serves: 6

Ingredients

Crispy Rice

4 cups Cooked jasmine rice (day-old is best)
1½ tbsp Rice vinegar
1 tsp Sugar
2 tbsp Ponzu
Pinch of salt
Oil spray (for waffle maker)

Spicy Tuna

1 lb Sushi-grade bluefin tuna, finely diced
1½ tbsp Soy sauce
2 tbsp Mayo
1–2 tsp Sriracha (to taste)
½ Lime's worth of juice

Toppings

1 Persian cucumber, thinly sliced
1 Avocado, smashed
¼ Mango, diced
Furikake
Thinly sliced green onion

Instructions

Step 1Mix the rice with vinegar, sugar, ponzu & salt
Step 2Spray your waffle maker (any size works!) with oil. Add the rice, press down, and cook for 12–15 mins until golden and crispy
Step 3Combine tuna, soy sauce, mayo, sriracha & lime juice. Let it marinate for 10 mins in the fridge
Step 4Top crispy rice with avocado, tuna, cucumber, mango, furikake & green onion.

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