Sushi without fish? Absolutely no problem! If you are a sushi fan, you will love this easy vegan sushi recipe with avocado, tofu, carrots, and cucumber. Homemade sushi can be so easy!
Prep time: PT30M
Cook time: PT20M
Total time: PT50M
Rating
5 stars (21 reviews)
Keywords
how to make vegan sushi, vegan sushi, vegan sushi recipe
Ingredients
2 cups Japanese sushi rice
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar or maple syrup
1 teaspoon salt
nori sheets
7 oz firm tofu
1 avocado
1 cucumber
2 carrots
soy sauce
Categories
Appetizer
Entrées
Cuisine
Japanese
Steps
Rinse the sushi rice in a fine mesh colander under cold water.
Either cook the rice in your Instant Pot or cook it on the stove top. If you are using an Instant Pot use the rice setting (low pressure for 12 minutes). Allow the pressure to release naturally. The rice should be tender and the water should be completely absorbed. If you are cooking it on the stove top, bring the rice with the water to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes. I usually prefer to make sushi rice in my Instant Pot.
Combine the rice vinegar, the sugar, and the salt in a small bowl. Add the cooked rice to a large bowl and stir in the vinegar sugar mixture until well combined. Let it cool down. Cover the bowl of rice with a damp napkin or kitchen cloth until it's ready to use.
In the meanwhile, cut the cucumber, the carrots, the avocado, and the tofu in thin strips. Heat some oil in a flat pan and cook the tofu strips for about 4 minutes on high heat until crispy. Add a tablespoon of soy sauce while cooking.
Place a nori sheet lengthwise on a bamboo rolling mat with the shiny side down. Fill a shallow bowl with cool water and wet your hands. Take a handful of rice and place it in the center of the nori sheet. Spread evenly, leaving a 3/4 - inch strip of the nori sheet uncovered on the top.
Place some thin strips of cucumber, carrot, tofu and avocado in a line on the near edge of the nori sheet. Make sure not to overfill the nori.
Tuck your thumbs underneath the bamboo mat and hold the ingredients with your fingers. Then roll the bamboo mat and the nori sheet towards your fingers with slight pressure. Make sure that the ingredients are fully covered with the rice and the nori sheet. Roll slowly to ensure that the sushi is rolled evenly.
Wet your fingers again in the shallow bowl of cool water and moisturize the uncovered strip of the nori sheet. Then completely roll up the nori sheet with the bamboo mat.
Place the sushi roll on a cutting board and carefully cut it in half with a sharp knife. Put the knife under cold water before and after cutting. Put the sushi halves beside each other and carefully cut them into small slices.
Sprinkle the vegan sushi rolls with sesame seeds and serve with soy sauce. If you want you could also add wasabi and pickled ginger.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 437 kcal
Carbohydrates: 87 g
Protein: 11 g
Fat: 3 g
Sodium: 613 mg
Sugar: 8 g
Reviews
Debs on 2023-03-20 (5 stars): Tasty and simple - really enjoyed my first foray into making sushi rolls - this recipe helped me enormously - thank you!
Tina on 2022-01-29 (5 stars): I finally made sushi after reading so many recipes. Yours was simple and delish!! I am so grateful for your recipe! Thank you!
Thembi C. on 2021-02-04 (5 stars): The recipe was PERFECT!! And it tasted exactly like I bought it at the restaurant! My veggies were: carrots, cucumbers, green onions. Thank you so much!!
Realsnac on 2021-01-26 (5 stars): Yum! Hand rolled it because I had no mat. The sushi rice was delicious. Posted pics on my insta! Thank you for your recipe!
Emma & Erykah on 2020-04-21 (5 stars): Such an easy recipe! Used apple cider vinegar (what we had in the pantry), added a strip of hoisen sauce in the roll, and strips of meatless "chicken" strips (for texture). For veggies, greens used spinach leaves, cucumber, green bell peppers, soft tofu (in lieu of cream cheese).
Thanks!
Bobbie Cox on 2020-02-08 (5 stars): Made the roll. Omg was tastey. My daughter loved it too and she doesn't like sushi. I'll keep making them.
Aaron on 2018-10-17 (5 stars): Turned out great with maple syrup. Often sushi rice is too sweet but with the maple syrup as a substitute, everyone in my house was left happy and satisfied!
francesco caselli on 2018-09-17 (5 stars): This is delicious! I will prepare this evening for my partner. Thank you very much