Australian Avocado & Prawn Shredded Rice Balls
On a Perth autumn picnic, the Geedel Vegetable Chopper creates roasted rice balls with ease: shred avocado into delicate strips, use the salad spinner to dry prawns for perfect texture. These crisp-outside, soft-inside rice balls pair perfectly with iced coffee—more satisfying than standard ones.
Ingredients (for 4 rice balls)
- 200g cooked rice (cooled)
- 8 fresh prawns (peeled, deveined, blanched, and cut into small pieces)
- 1 avocado (pitted and peeled)
- ¼ cucumber
- ¼ onion
- ¼ tsp salt
- A pinch of cracked black pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil
Instructions
1. Shred the Avocado: Prevents Oxidation
Cut the avocado into 3cm segments. Place them in the Geedel vegetable chopper and rotate 3 times to create 0.2cm thin strips. Soak the strips in water with a splash of lemon juice to prevent browning. Shredding—rather than cubing—helps the avocado blend smoothly into the rice, offering a creamy bite in every mouthful without large chunks falling out.
2. Prep Vegetables & Prawns: Uniform & Tear-Free
Remove the seeds from the cucumber and cut it into 3cm pieces. Cut the onion into 2cm cubes. Process them separately in the onion dicer: 2 rotations for cucumber strips, 3 rotations for fine onion dices (no tears!).
Use a salad spinner to thoroughly drain the blanched prawns, then cut them into small pieces. Uniformly sized ingredients mix evenly into the rice and offer a pleasant texture without hard bits.
3. Shape & Roast: Crispy Outside, Tender Inside
In a bowl, combine the rice, shredded avocado, cucumber strips, onion dices, prawn pieces, salt, and black pepper. Mix well. Shape the mixture into 4 round rice balls.
Brush a baking tray with olive oil, place the rice balls on it, and lightly brush their surfaces with the remaining oil. Roast at 180°C (350°F) for about 10 minutes, until the surface is lightly crisped and golden.
Pack the roasted rice balls in an airtight container—perfect for grabbing and eating outdoors. Crispy on the outside, soft inside, with the creaminess of avocado and the freshness of prawns in perfect harmony.
Conclusion
The Geedel Vegetable Chopper keeps avocado fresh while shredding, maintains prawn texture with the salad spinner, and enables tear-free dicing. These roasted rice balls with Australian avocado and prawns are perfect for picnics—satisfying without seaweed, ideal for Australian-style outdoor meals.
