Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups white rice
2 1/4 cup water
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup sunflower seeds, hulled
3 Japanese eggplants
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp shoyu (traditionally-made soy sauce)
1 Tbsp mirin
Cracked red pepper, to taste
2 cups arugula, loosely packed
8-10 mint leaves
8-10 thai basil leaves
1 red bell pepper
1 large cucumber