Craving a delicious and healthy meal? Look no further than homemade vegetable sushi! This delightful dish is packed with fresh vegetables, flavorful rice, and a variety of tasty sauces. With its vibrant colors and unique textures, it's a feast for the eyes and the taste buds. Whether you're a seasoned sushi lover or new to the world of Japanese cuisine, these recipes will guide you through the art of making vegetable sushi at home. From classic cucumber rolls to innovative avocado and asparagus creations, there's something for every palate. Get ready to embark on a culinary journey that is both satisfying and nutritious!
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
20 BEST VEGETARIAN SUSHI RECIPE COLLECTION
These vegetarian sushi recipes are easy to make at home! From cucumber to sweet potato to veggie quinoa, sushi is just as delicious without the fish.
Provided by insanelygood
Categories Recipe Roundup
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Select your favorite recipe.
- Organize all the required ingredients.
- Prep a sushi recipe in 30 minutes or less!
Nutrition Facts :
VEGETABLE SUSHI
Provided by Masaharu Morimoto
Time 1h20m
Yield 20 rolls
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make the rice. Combine the rice and 3 1/4 cups water in a rice cooker and cook according to the manufacturer's instructions. A rice cooker is the best way to get perfect sticky-firm rice, but if you don't have one, just use a saucepan. Fold in the vinegar. Combine the vinegar, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Transfer the cooked rice to a large wooden bowl (traditionally, a wooden tub). Drizzle a quarter of the vinegar mixture over a wooden spoon or spatula onto the rice. Fold the rice gently with the spoon to cool it and break up any clumps; be careful not to smash the grains. Fold in the remaining vinegar mixture and let the rice sit 5 minutes. Spread the rice.
- Cover a bamboo sushi mat with plastic wrap. Place a half nori sheet rough-side up on the mat. Moisten your hands and scoop a handful of rice, slightly larger than a lemon, onto the nori. Press the rice to spread it evenly up to the edges of the nori, moistening your fingers as you go. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Prepare the vegetables. Peel the cucumber and slice into matchsticks. (Morimoto cuts the entire cucumber into a paper-thin sheet, then quickly slices it into strips-but he's had some practice.) Thinly slice the avocado, tomato and red onion; peel the tough ends of the asparagus. Add the filling. Carefully flip over the nori so it's rice-side down on the mat with the short end facing you. Spread a bit of wasabi paste in a line about one-third of the way up the nori-it's spicy, so use it sparingly. Arrange a few pieces each of lettuce, cucumber, avocado, tomato and onion in a tight pile in the lower third of the sheet. It's OK if the vegetables hang over the edges of the nori. Roll the sushi. Roll the sushi away from you with your hands, tucking in the vegetables as you go. Remove the mat from under the roll and place it on top. Press the roll into a compact rectangular log, using the mat to help you. Slice the roll. Cut the sushi roll into 4 to 6 pieces. Repeat with the remaining nori, rice and vegetables. Serve with pickled ginger and more wasabi. Photography by Rick Lew
Nutrition Facts : Calories 143 calorie, Fat 1 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Cholesterol 0 milligrams, Sodium 137 milligrams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 3 grams
VEGGIE SUSHI ROLLS
These sushi rolls are a great finger food, side or even main course. They're versatile and can be made with any veggies you like. Kids have fun making them.-Sarah Christenson, San Diego, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 1h
Yield 42 rolls.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine rice and water; let stand for 30 minutes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender. Remove from the heat. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes., Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine the vinegar, sugar and salt, stirring until sugar is dissolved., Transfer rice to a large shallow bowl; drizzle with vinegar mixture. With a wooden paddle or spoon, stir rice with a slicing motion to cool slightly. Cover with a damp cloth to keep moist. (Rice mixture may be made up to 6 hours ahead and stored at room temperature, covered with a damp towel. Do not refrigerate.), Place asparagus in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender., Place sushi mat on a work surface so mat rolls away from you; line with plastic wrap. Place 2/3 cup rice on plastic; with moistened fingers, press rice into an 8-in. square. Top with one nori sheet., Arrange a small amount of vegetables and avocado about 1-1/2 in. from bottom edge of nori sheet. Lifting bottom edge of the bamboo mat, roll up the rice mixture jelly-roll style, being sure to lift plastic from rice. Roll bamboo mat over sushi roll, pressing firmly, to make a more compact roll. When the roll is complete, tighten the roll to make more compact. Remove mat; cover roll and set aside. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make seven rolls., Cut each into six pieces. Serve with soy sauce and wasabi.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 221mg sodium, Carbohydrate 57g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
VEGETABLE SUSHI ROLLS FOR ALL AGES
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 rolls
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- For the rice:
- Mix together vinegar, sugar, and salt.
- Rinse the rice in colander and drain. Put the rice and water in medium saucepan with a tight fitting lid. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to very low and simmer, tightly covered. (For a good seal wrap the pan's lid tightly with a small kitchen towel and cover the saucepan. Make sure the towel's edges are folded up well away from the heat.) Cook until all the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove the rice from the heat (don't uncover) and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Fluff the rice with a fork and transfer it to a large bowl. Add the vinegar mixture and toss with the rice, using a wooden spoon. Spread it out on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Fan the rice continuously with a fan or magazine until cooled. Cover the rice with a damp towel.
- To assemble rolls:
- Place the sushi mat with the slats running crosswise directly in front of you on a clean work space. Lay a sheet of nori shiny-side down and lined up with the closest edge of the mat. Lightly moisten fingers with water, and evenly press about 1/4 of the rice onto the nori, with 1 1/2-inches uncovered at the far edge. Line up the fillings about 1-inch from the closest near edge, evenly across the rice. Leave 1-inch of rice uncovered at the far edge.
- Beginning with the near edge of the mat, tightly roll up the nori, rice, and fillings into a cylinder. Firmly tug on the rounded mat over the roll as you pull on the far edge of the mat to tighten the roll. Open the mat, dab unsealed edge of nori with a bit of water and roll the sushi forward to seal. Transfer the sushi to a plate and cover with damp paper towels. Repeat with remaining rice and fillings.
- Cut each sushi roll, crosswise, into 8 pieces with a sharp wet knife.
- Serve with bowl of soy sauce for dipping.
VEGETABLE SUSHI
Steps:
- Place the rice in a strainer and rinse under cold running water until the water is fairly clear, about 5 minutes. Shake the water out and allow the rice to dry in the strainer for 15 minutes.
- Put the rice in a pot with exactly 3 cups of water and cook covered over high heat until it starts to foam, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and sprinkle with 1/4 cup mirin. Replace the lid and allow the rice to steam for 15 minutes. Place in a bowl and cool to room temperature.
- To prepare the sushi, place a bamboo sushi roller flat on a table with the bamboo reeds horizontal to you. Sprinkle lightly with water. Place 1 nori sheet on top, smooth side down, and moisten lightly with mirin. With damp hands, press 1 1/4 cups rice flat on top of the nori, leaving 1 1/2-inch edges on the top and bottom, but pressing all the way to the sides. Make sure the rice is pressed even and smooth.
- Spread 1/4 teaspoon of wasabi paste in a horizontal stripe near the lower edge of the rice. Over the wasabi, lightly sprinkle the red onions in a horizontal stripe. Place strips of carrots in a horizontal stripe, on top of the wasabi and onions, and follow by piling the red and yellow peppers, scallions, and cucumbers on top, making a tight, straight bundle of vegetables. Place 1 layer of pickled ginger slices on top.
- To roll the sushi, pick up the near edge of the bamboo roller and hold it with the nori, then pull them up and over the vegetable bundle until the nori reaches the rice on the other side. Press the roller to make a round bundle, then roll the bundle to the far edge of the nori and press again to make a round bundle. (The nori should totally enclose the rice and vegetables in a round tube, but the ends will have rice and vegetables sticking out.) Repeat the process with the remaining ingredients. Keep the rolls under a damp towel and refrigerate until ready to serve. To serve, slice off the ends with a very sharp knife and slice each roll into 8 equal pieces.
- Meanwhile, for the sushi dipping sauce, combine the wasabi powder and water to make a paste. Mix in the red pepper flakes, ginger, scallions, vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Serve the sushi at room temperature with the dipping sauce.
VEGETABLE SUSHI
There's nothing tricky about rolling sushi, but you'll need an inexpensive bamboo sushi roller to make these.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Yield Makes 48
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place the rice and 3 cups water in a medium saucepan set over high heat. Cover, and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, and cook until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat, uncover, and sprinkle rice with 1/4 cup mirin. Replace lid, and allow rice to sit for 15 minutes. Transfer rice to a medium bowl, and let cool to room temperature.
- To make the rolls: Lay a sheet of nori on a bamboo sushi roller, and sprinkle with mirin. Spread 1 1/4 cups cooked rice on the nori, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border on each long side. Spread 1/4 teaspoon wasabi paste in a horizontal strip across the middle of the rice. Place 4 to 5 carrot, red-pepper, celery, and scallion matchsticks on top of the wasabi paste. Cover with a layer of ginger. Lift the closest end of the bamboo roller up and over the vegetables so the 2 long edges of nori meet. Press the roll firmly inside the bamboo roller. Transfer roll to a plate, cover with a damp towel, and place in the refrigerator. Continue to roll sushi until all ingredients have been used.
- Remove rolls from refrigerator; using a sharp knife, trim ends and cut rolls into 8 equal pieces. Serve with pickled ginger and dipping sauce.
VEGETARIAN SUSHI
My family has never really warmed to traditional sushi, so we created our own western spin. Truthfully the vegetables are fairly interchangeable, just go with what you like. Also it's easy to add nori (seaweed) if you enjoy it.
Provided by greet
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 1h10m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place rice and water in a saucepan over high heat, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to very low. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and simmer rice until water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove rice from heat and allow to stand covered for 10 minutes.
- Mix red wine vinegar, sugar, and salt in a bowl until sugar has dissolved. Fluff rice with a fork and transfer into a large bowl; pour vinegar mixture into the rice and stir to coat rice. Spread rice out onto a large piece of parchment paper and fan the rice until cool. Cover rice with damp paper towels.
- Sprinkle avocado slices with lemon juice in a bowl.
- Spread a thin layer of sesame seeds onto a sushi mat. Pick up about half a cup of cooled rice and place onto sushi mat in an even layer. Place 1/4 of the cucumber, avocado slices, bell pepper, and zucchini in a line down the middle of the rice.
- Pick up the edge of the sushi mat, fold the bottom edge of the sheet up, enclosing the filling, and tightly roll the sushi into a thick cylinder. Once the sushi is rolled, wrap it in the mat and gently squeeze to compact it tightly. Repeat with remaining ingredients to made 4 rolls. Place rolls on a serving plate, slice into 6 or 8 pieces per roll, and cover with damp paper towels until serving time.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 385 calories, Carbohydrate 69.7 g, Fat 8.6 g, Fiber 5.4 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 590.2 mg, Sugar 3.9 g
Tips:
- Choose fresh, crisp vegetables: The fresher the vegetables, the better your sushi will taste. Look for vegetables that are brightly colored and free of blemishes.
- Cut the vegetables into even-sized pieces: This will help them cook evenly. If the pieces are too big, they will take longer to cook and may not be as tender.
- Don't overcook the vegetables: Overcooked vegetables will be mushy and lose their flavor. Cook them just until they are tender-crisp.
- Use a variety of vegetables: The more variety of vegetables you use, the more flavorful your sushi will be. Some good choices include carrots, cucumbers, avocado, bell peppers, and asparagus.
- Add some protein: If you like, you can add some protein to your sushi, such as tofu, tempeh, or cooked chicken or fish. This will make the sushi more filling and satisfying.
- Get creative with your presentation: There are many different ways to present sushi. You can make rolls, nigiri, or even sushi bowls. Get creative and have fun with it!
Conclusion:
Making vegetable sushi at home is a great way to enjoy a healthy and delicious meal. With a little planning and preparation, you can create sushi rolls that are as good as anything you would find at a restaurant. So next time you're looking for a fun and easy meal, give vegetable sushi a try.
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