Forbidden Sushi Salad

For Dressing:
2 Tbls. rice vinegar
2 tsp. hot pepper sesame oil (optional)
1 Tbls. grated fresh ginger (optional)
1 Tbls. Tamari
For Salad:
1 cucumber (roughly 1 pound), thinly sliced
2 cups cooked Organic Forbidden Rice® or Forbidden Rice®, cooked according to directions below
For Garnish (optional)
2 sheets toasted nori, cut into small pieces
1 cup finely diced green onion (optional)
1/4 cup pickled ginger, cut into small strips

*To cook Lotus Foods Black Forbidden Rice, take a very large soup pot and fill it with water and a pinch of salt. Heat to boiling on high. Reduce heat to medium and add 1 1/2 cups black rice. Allow to boil uncovered ( as though it were pasta ) until it is done to your liking, roughly 45 minutes. Drain in colander and rinse.

Makes 4 large servings or 8 appetizer plates