Sakata Japanese rice crackers review and recipe ideas

Japanese rice cracker brand Sakata has launched a range of mouth-watering new flavours, providing the perfect snack for the calorie-conscious who won’t compromise on taste. The range now includes Lightly Salted, Sour Cream & Chive, Sizzling Barbecue, Roast Tomato & Balsamic and the authentic, Japanese-inspired Seaweed & Soy Sauce – all at just eight calories or less per cracker.

When asked if we'd like to give them a try, we didn't hesitate for a second because we've tried them before and absolutely loved them. (You can read our original Sakata review here.) The variety of flavours makes them great for sharing, dipping or simply on their own as a tasty afternoon treat, so I was keen to discover the range of recipes that the brand have come up with using their crackers. I've put them below so you can try them out if you fancy something a bit different !

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Dip Recipes

Sizzling BBQ Sakata with Spicy Moroccan Hummus

You will need:

1 packet Sakata Sizzling BBQ Rice Crackers or

1 packet Sakata Roasted Tomato Rice Crackers

Moroccan Hummus (If you are in hurry you can use a readymade Moroccan Hummus which can be purchased at many major supermarkets)

For the dipping pot:

• 1 medium onion 
• 1 can chickpeas -- (20-oz) drained 
• 3 tbsp. melted butter
• 2 tbsp. water 
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• salt and black pepper to taste 
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch saffron -- large pinch 
• 1 clove garlic -- crushed 
• 1 tbsp. Sweet chilli dipping sauce 
• 1/2 sliced red chilli
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Place onion in a saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Drain and allow to cool. Place onion and remaining ingredients, except sweet chilli sauce, in a food processor and blend to a smooth paste, adding a little water if needed. Place in a serving bowl, drizzle with sweet chilli dipping sauce and sliced chilli. Serve with delicious Sakata BBQ Rice crackers. Enjoy.

Sour Cream Sakata with a Prawn Cocktail Dipping Pot

You will need:

1 packet Sakata Sour Cream & Chive Rice Crackers

Prawn Cocktail (If you are in hurry you can use a readymade Prawn Cocktail pot which can be purchased at many major supermarkets)

For the dipping pot:

·         200g ready cooked (shell off) prawns

·         4 tbsp. mayonnaise

·         4 tbsp. Tomato Sauce

·         1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce

·         Squeeze of Lemon Juice

·         Salt & Pepper to taste

·         Paprika for dusting

·         Chopped Spring Onion & Chives for decoration

Mix the mayonnaise, tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce together. Season to taste with lemon juice and salt and pepper. Mix in the prawns and transfer the mixture to a small dipping pot or ramekin. Dust the top with a little paprika and sprinkle with chopped spring onion and chives. Serve with delicious Sour Cream & Chive Sakata Rice Crackers.

Sour Cream Sakata with Spring Onion & Tomato Infused Sour Cream

You will need:

1 packet Sakata Sour Cream & Chive Rice Crackers

Sour Cream (If you are in hurry you can use a readymade Sour Cream & Chive Dip which can be purchased at many major supermarkets)

For the dipping pot:

·         200 ml Sour Cream

·         Small bunch of Chives

·         3 Chopped Spring Onions

·         3 cherry tomatoes

Chop the chives into small pieces and mix in with the sour cream, transfer the mixture to a small pot or ramekin and drizzle sweet chilli sauce over the mixture. Decorate with small chopped pieces of spring onion and tomato. Serve with delicious Sour Cream & Chive Sakata Rice Crackers.

Original Sakata with Cranberry & Cream Cheese

You will need:

1 packet Sakata Original Rice Crackers

For the dipping pot:

·         1 packet cream cheese, softened

·         5 tbsp. chunky blue cheese dressing

·         5 tbsp. Ocean Spray whole berry cranberry sauce

·         ¼ onion minced

·         1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

·         1 tsp. lemon juice

Mix the cream cheese, blue cheese dressing and cranberry sauce. Stir in remaining ingredients, mix well until smooth. Transfer mixture to a small dipping pot. Serve with delicious Original Sakata Rice Crackers

Canapé Recipes

Original Sakata ‘Chocolate Cream Sandwich’

You will need:

1 packet Sakata Original Rice Crackers

1 tub Chocolate Cream Cheese

Lay the Sakata crackers out on a large serving tray/dish. Simply spread the chocolate cream cheese on one side of the Sakata cracker, use a second cracker to create the chocolate sandwich. A sweet and savoury delight!

Seaweed Sakata King Prawn Canapé

You will need:

1 packet Sakata Seaweed Rice Crackers

1 tub crème fraîche

Small bunch of chives

2 packets shell on King Prawns

Lay out the Sakata crackers onto a large serving dish/tray. Carefully spoon a dollop of crème fraîche onto each cracker. De-shell/tail the king prawns and place a prawn on top of the crème fraîche on each cracker. Decorate with small pieces of chopped chive. Enjoy!

Sour Cream & Chive Sakata With Smoked Salmon & Crème Fraîche

You will need:

1 packet Sakata Original Rice Crackers

1 tub crème fraîche

Small bunch of chives

1 packet Scottish Smoked Salmon

Lay out the Sakata crackers onto a large serving dish/tray. Carefully spoon a dollop of crème fraîche onto each cracker. Cut the smoked salmon into small thin strips and place a strip on top of the crème fraîche on each cracker. Decorate with small pieces of chopped chive. Enjoy!

Original Sakata with Chilli Infused Chocolate Cream Cheese

You will need:
1 packet Sakata Original Rice Crackers
1 tub Chocolate cream cheese
1 Large Red chilli – Sliced & De – Seeded

Lay out the Sakata Rice Crackers onto a large serving dish/tray. Spoon a heaped teaspoon of chocolate cream cheese onto each cracker. Slice a red chilli very finely and place a piece of the chilli on top of the chocolate cream cheese. Enjoy!

Sakata rice crackers are available in 100g packs from Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, The Co-operative, Waitrose and Ocado (RRP £1.99). Find out more at www.sakata.uk.com or become a fan at www.facebook.com/sakatacrackers .

Disclosure : We received some Sakata crackers in order to try out the recipes and blog about them.

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