Sushi Love - Vegan

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sushi rice
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 4 sheets nori
• 1/2 avocado, sliced
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 green onion, sliced
• 6 ounces firm tofu, fried,cut into rectangle cubes
• 1/4 cup vegan cream cheese (optional)
• black sesame seed (for inside out rolls)
• soy sauce, for dipping
• pickled ginger
• wasabi
• water, with a
• 1 dash vinegar, to keep the rice from sticking to your hands

Recipe

• 1 you will also need: bamboo rolling mat; saran wrap for inside out roll; serrated knife.
• 2 in a pot, bring sushi rice and water to a boil then lower heat and cook for about 25 minute.
• 3 transfer rice to a glass bowl.
• 4 add vinegar and sugar and let cool down to room temperature.
• 5 keep your hands wet with water vinegar mixture to keep rice from sticking to your hands.
• 6 place 1 nori sheet on bamboo and spread out about 1 handful sushi rice, covering 3/4 of the nori sheet, leaving an ucovered"tab" (use extra rice if needed).
• 7 uncovered"tab" should be away from you.
• 8 place fillings in any order and combination you prefer.
• 9 gently roll sushi.
• 10 slice roll into 8 pieces using a serrated knife.
• 11 for an inside-out roll do step 1-5.
• 12 place saran wrap over rice and flip over with the uncover"tab" towards you.
• 13 place fillings in any order and combination you prefer.
• 14 gently roll sushi making sure you don't get the saran wrap caught in your roll, it's a bit tricky.
• 15 sprinkle black sesame seeds.
• 16 slice roll into 8 pieces using a serrated knife.