There’s a first time for everything, and it’s never too late to learn how to make sushi! Mine was more of a need than a wish to learn, as I follow a low-carb diet for health reasons. It was so much fun to prepare them, and although they don’t look perfect I’m so pleased with how they turned out! Sushi is great for parties, aperitivo hour, or even a light dinner. Avoiding sticky rice helps keep the carbs down, for a guilt-free sushi savouring!

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No-Rice-Sushi

No-Rice Sushi

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Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • Nori sheets for 16 pieces of sushi (usually a pack holds 5, which would make 40 pieces in total)
  • 1 large cucumber (sliced fine with a mandolin, lengthwise)
  • PlanTuna (a soy protein based tuna alternative), or make your own with crushed chickpeas, lemon, salt, nori, mayo etc)
  • Pickled Cabbage (I bought a ready-made jar but you can prepare your own, not much required for this recipe)
  • 1 Avocado, smashed
  • Lemon juice
  • Green or red jalapeño, finely diced
  • Red onion, finely sliced lengthwise (you may wish to pickle it for a less pungent flavour)
  • Firm tofu block, I opted for spicy pepper but smoky would be great too (choose your favourite tofu and slice it into strips)
  • Cream cheese (Philadelphia plant-based)
  • Tomato cut into strips (I chose San Marzano, cut lengthwise)
  • Carrot sticks (keep raw for crunch)
  • Red pepper, cut into long strips
  • For the decoration:
  • Spicy vegan mayo
  • Vegan mayo
  • Edamame beans
  • Crispy fried onion bits
  • Black and white sesame seeds

Instructions

You will need a bamboo rolling mat to help form the sushi rolls, the process will be much easier.

Place a nori sheet (shiny side down) on the bamboo, and place the toppings on top of each other. To seal the nori, dab the end part with water which will act like glue when closing the roll.

I prepared 2 different fillings with nori:

  1. Plant Tuna, Tofu & Pickled Purple Cabbage, topped with spicy mayo, edamame beans, crispy onion bits
  2. Guacamole (smashed avocado spread over the nori sheet, complemented with lemon juice, finely diced jalapeño, salt & pepper), add strips of tomato and red onion slices. Topped with vegan mayo and black sesame seeds.

For the third version I replaced nori by creating a sheet of overlapping cucumber strips, thinly spread the cream cheese over, and added carrot, tomato and red pepper strips. Topped with black sesame seeds.

I preferred to refrigerate the rolls first to allow the ingredients to firm up, then used a serrated knife to cut each roll into 8 pieces. Served with low-salt soy sauce and pickled ginger.

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