Easy Vegan Sushi
This Vegan sushi is made with simple ingredients and great for those new to making sushi at home! So easy and so delicious!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cup uncooked sushi rice*
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ tablespoons grated ginger
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon oil love toasted sesame oil in this recipe!
- ½ block extra firm tofu ~8 ounces, pressed and cut into 1/2 inch long strips (see photos and video for reference)*
- 1 large or 2 small carrot, thinly sliced
- ½ of a cucumber thinly sliced
- 1 Avocado thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 5-6 Nori sheets
Instructions
- Cook your rice according to package instructions. Once done, place in a large bowl in the fridge to cool down.2 cup uncooked sushi rice*
- Make the sauce by whisking together the soy sauce, maple syrup, cornstarch, ginger, garlic, and water. Set aside.¼ cup soy sauce, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, ½ tablespoons grated ginger, 1 clove garlic, 2 tablespoons water
- In a large non-stick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Once hot, add in the tofu and saute for 5 minutes untouched. Once it has formed a nice crust, flip and cook for a few more minutes on each side, about 12 minutes total. Add in the sauce and cook for a few more minutes, tossing often, so that the sauce can thicken. Stir to ensure the tofu is evenly coated in the sauce. Remove from heat and set aside.1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 block extra firm tofu
- Once rice is cooled down, mix in the rice vinegar and white wine vinegar and set aside.2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- Assemble the sushi by placing a nori sheet on a sushi mat*. Spread 2/3 cup of the cooked rice over the nori sheet, leaving about 2/3 of an inch clean on one end (see video). Top with some of the cucumber, 2 pieces of the tofu, carrots, and 2 slices of avocado. Roll the nori sheet over top of the fillings and continue to gently and *tightly* roll the sheet until it's all the way rolled up. Repeat will the remaining ingredients (I end up with 5-6 rolls depending on how I filled them).1 large, ½ of a cucumber, 5-6 Nori sheets, 1 Avocado
- Slice into 1 inch pieces and ENJOY! I LOVE mine with a little sliced ginger and a touch of soy sauce.
Video
Notes
*You want Japanese SHORT GRAIN rice. It has a distinctly sticky texture to it that is essential for making sushi. Long grain rice, such as basmati, will not work in this recipe (I've tried it!).
*firm tofu will also work well
*this can be done without a sushi mat as well!
Nutrition
Calories: 538kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 856mg | Potassium: 466mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 3mg
