Vegetarian Sushi

[maanderz]

My boyfriend and I love sushi and have gotten very good at rolling it. We buy tofutti "cream cheese" and we rol it with carrots, celery, and avocado to make vegan california rolls. I've also sateed shitaki mushrooms with a little oil, rice wine, soy sauce until they are brown and somewhat crystalyzed. This makes for a really wonderful sushi roll. If anyone's not interested in trying to make their own sushi rice, Whole Foods sells both white and brown fresh sushi rice which works really well. A friend of mine made sushi with sweet bean curd (canned in the Asian section of the supermarket) but it has MSG in it which gives me migraines. If you don't get that reaction, it is a tasty substitute for plain tofu. Happy eating cruelty free.

[ShanVeg]

I like to use barely cooked carrots tempeh (soaked in soy sauce then browned) and avo. love vaggie sushi

[Sea_of_Green]

i love sushi with asparagus, marinated and baked tofu, cucumber, sprouts, and avocado. and TONS of pickled ginger.

[Cristybel]

I love sushi! I also add canned red morron pepper. Tastes delicious! thankz!

[sidhe99]

I used this recipe and a video from www.videojug.com to learn how to make veggie sushi.  I'm so excited that I can finally make my own now, and I can't wait to experiement with different fillings.  One question, does anyone have any idea how to make the rolls smaller (restaurant size)?  Mine turned out great, but bigger than anything I've ever had when eating out. 

[virginiah]

I used this recipe and a video from www.videojug.com to learn how to make veggie sushi.  I'm so excited that I can finally make my own now, and I can't wait to experiement with different fillings.  One question, does anyone have any idea how to make the rolls smaller (restaurant size)?  Mine turned out great, but bigger than anything I've ever had when eating out. 

the trick is getting the rice in as thin of a layer as possible...then you have skinnier, restaurant style rolls....it took me a few times before I somewhat got it down =)

[AquaGirl]

wow, i cant wait to try this!

[daydreambeliever]

im not sure if anyone has the same qualms as i do about eating white rice, but for whatever reason i can't bring myself to eat the stuff. however, last time i tried to make sushi with brown rice, it wasn't terrible, but it didn't stick as well as i hoped it would. so last night, i tried it again, using the instructions from http://www.justhungry.com/2007/01/basics_cooking_japanese_style.html, and it came out great!!! wonderfully fluffy and sticky! i soaked it for about an hour, brought it to a boil (in a regular cheap-o pot, but i used the inverted plate trick under the lid), and let it simmer on low for another hour. i didn't even burn any on the bottom! oh and i use 2 sheets of nori, make a groove in the rice with wasabi, and place thin slices of avocado, cucumber, and carrot in the groove, and roll it all up. hope this is helpful! great recipe! 

[teade]

Okay.  Rice cooker works wonders with the rice.  I used to use the stovetop and find the stickiness to be perfect with the rice cooker!

Try sweet potatoes at least once!  They are delicious!

And minced ginger added to the soy sauce is perfection!

Enjoy.

[choochiface]

what a great recipe, having never made sushi before it turned out perfect. I made double the recipe so i ended up with
lots, i didnt expect my family to eat it all but it was all gone and there were eager faces looking for more.
This recipe is definately a winner. I put tofu strips, carrot strips avacado and shredded spinich in mine
It was absolutely delish. THANK YOU 

[scarecrow]

i made mine with cucumber, asparagus and some green onion. this was great! thanks for the great recipe and idea!

[demiter]

I found a short grain brown rice at the asian market. works great... Its sticky like sushi rice. I like whole grains, so before that I was using regular brown rice with much frustration. I put marinated tofu, avocado, red pepper, garlic chives, and cucumber. lately I spread on the rice some tomato pesto. I make it with sundried tomatoes raisins garlic and molasses. also sprinkle the finished rolls with black sesame seeds.   

[mrs.delrosario]

I changed this up a little bit. I only used 2 tbsp. of sugar and 1 tsp of salt.  I used avacado, cucumber, carrot, raddish sprouts, and vegan shrimp.  Then I made a spicy sauce with vegan mayo and chili sauce. It was really really good!!!

[stick_thin]

I just made this for my cross country team picnic, i used carrots, broccoli, and avocado. It looks pretty good so far (i've wrapped them) but i'm going to let them sit in the fridge overnight because i'm very nervous about cutting them. I have high hopes as the rice tasted very much like sushi rice.

[furrysgirl]

While it always takes longer to make than I expect, this was well worth it! I liked the ratio of rice to vinegar and sugar (I used half the salt) as I have made questionable rice in the past.
I crumbled a package of tempeh into a frying pan, covered it with water and simmered until the water was absorbed/evaporated. I made a spicy mayo with Vegenaise and chili sauce and mixed it with the cooled tempeh.
Can't wait to try this with vegan cream cheese and maybe smoked tofu! I just wish I had my own sushi chef. I would eat this for lunch every day!!