I was never a fan of sushi before I moved to the big state of Texas. A few ex co-workers of mine at one of my corporate positions, introduced me to sushi, but I still had my reservations. I had the wrong mindset, since I thought there weren’t many vegetarian friendly options. I am still reluctant to say there is a wide range of plant-friendly options, but a vegan/vegetarian won’t be starved. Ever since that experience, I acquired a fond liking for vegetarian sushi, along with the array of appetizer options. I’m still not a big fan of wasabi, but sushi won’t be the same without it’s counterparts or condiments.
I bought seaweed paper and bamboo roller, late last year but never got an opportunity to use them. I decided it was way over due and definitely another cuisine I can add to my specialty (thank you COVID), since we don’t go out to eat anymore. I hope you get a chance to try it and once you do, you will realize how easy it is.
Veggie Sushi Rolls
Course: Wholesome MealsDifficulty: Easy2
servings30
minutes10
minutesIngredients
1 cup sushi rice
1 Tbsp sugar
2-1/2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
3-4 Nori/seaweeds sheets
1 carrot cut into thin sticks
1 avocado, cut into tiny pieces
1 box shiitake mushrooms, cut thinly (optional to stir fry in soy sauce)
Handful of fresh spinach
1/2 cucumber cut into thin sticks
Salt to taste
Bamboo matt to help roll
Directions
- Cook the rice as per the instructions and mix sugar, rice wine vinegar and salt, while it is still hot.
- Optional step; stir fry mushrooms with soy sauce and let it cool.
- Place the nori sheet on top of the bamboo matt.
- Evenly cover the entire sheet with the sticky rice.
- Line the veggies one below the other in one straight line.
- Using the bamboo matt tightly roll the nori sheet and push all the ingredients together, so that they stick together. This part was tricky and I recommend watching a few videos before hand.
- Evenly cut the log into bite size pieces.
- Serve with wasabi and pickled ginger.
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