Deconstructed Sushi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Rice:
1 1/4 cups chicken broth
1 cup jasmine rice
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon grated fresh garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 bay leaf
Sushi:
1/2 cucumber, cut into matchstick-size pieces
1 pinch salt, or as needed
4 ounces imitation crabmeat, shredded
1/2 zucchini, cut into matchstick-size pieces
1/2 yellow squash, cut into matchstick-size pieces
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Preparation

Combine chicken broth, rice, ginger, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and bay leaf in a pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot, and simmer until rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove pot from heat and allow rice to cool, at least 30 minutes.
Place cucumber in a bowl and sprinkle 1 pinch salt over cucumber.
Mix crabmeat, cucumber, zucchini, squash, and sesame seeds into rice mixture.