Description
Homemade Vegan Sushi Rolls are a healthy and economical way to enjoy sushi using vegetables instead of seafood. Same great taste at a fraction of the cost.
Ingredients
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- Nori Sheets
- 2 cups Sushi Rice ((or med grain white rice))
- 2 1/4 cups Water
- 3 Tbs Rice Vinegar
- 3 Tbs Sugar
- 1 Tbs Mirin ((or white wine))
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 Cucumber ((shredded))
- 1 Red Bell Pepper ((shredded))
- 1 Carrot ((shredded))
- 1 Avocado ((shredded))
- Soy Sauce ((for dipping))
- Thai Sweet Chile Sauce ((for dipping))
- Toasted Sesame Seeds ((for garnish))
Instructions
- Thoroughly rinse rice until water runs clear
- Cook rice according to steamer instructions
- Let rice thoroughly cool and transfer to nonmetallic bowl
- Mix vinegar, sugar, and salt until dissolved and pour into rice
- Gently mix rice to incorporate seasoning
- Prepare veggies and cut into strips
- Be sure and deseed cucumber
- With rough side facing up, apply rice to nori sheet covering all edges.
- Apply rice 1/2" thick and leave top 1" of Nori Sheet bare.
- Layer veggies on botton of nori and with a mat, or a towel carefully roll nori keeping all veggies tucked inside roll.
- Slice with a wet knife
- Keep hands and knife rinsed from sticky rice at all times
- Season with tastes sesame seeds if desired.
- Use Soy Sauce and Thai Sweet Chile Sauce for dipping.