This week the challenge is a Vegan one which comes perfectly as I have adopted a vegan
based diet for the last week and for more weeks to come :)
The benefits are just amazing, there is nothing with some meat here and there but I love
how I feel with this plant based diet and the energy levels it provides me with
So for this week I prepared this raw vegan sushi roll with some home made sour kraut
Delicious!
We will need:
carrot
cucumber
green onion
cilantro
avocado
nori sheet or which ever sushi wrapper of your preference
jicama (for the rice)
sour kraut (optional for extra filling)
we will start with our rice since it is the one that might take the longest.
hmm, look at this beauty! Thanks @jaymorebeet for sharing the link on how to make
this awesome collages :D
Back to business
- first, we need to peel all that skin and if it is a good jicama most likely will have a lot
of skin, I use a knife since it is easier, yes there is some waste but once you get skilled enough
you can get most of it with out wasting a lot and for the price... Using a peeler is not an option
- after clean we will chop it down to manageable pieces 1 or half an inch cubes, it doesn't
even have to be cubes have in mind it will end up in the food processor and tiny.
- after we pulse it to the desired size which is close to rice grain we have to squeeze most
of the Jicama juice out of it or we will end up with soggy sushi rolls :S
- once almost dry I'm not saying it has to be sand dry just not wet, we are ready to proceed
Move on to the carrots and I have this marvelous tool called julienne peeler which will give me
the strips of carrot I need for this amazing meal :D (is the silver one on the left)
look at this <3 beautiful and E z
now to the green onion!
We also need thin strips of it and the best way to get them is to get a little knife and
make a whole lot of string out of a green onion tail :D
like this
lovely job tio :D by the way the cilantro we just need to rinse since we want the whole piece
moving on.. the avocado we will slice
I usually like to get around 10 slices per every half avocado since I don't need them super thick but is up to you
you can also just smash it or add more instead of sour kraut
For the cucumber, we need to peel it, cut it in half, seed it and also do thin strips
now that we have all our mise in place we are ready to assemble :D
look all this beautifulness of fresh organic produce <3 The Best!
Time to fill that nori
we start with cucumber at the bottom to provide structure
next, we place cilantro and the carrots, I like to do it this way because it will also
add a layer of insulation and will protect the nori sheet from getting super soggy
after we add a layer of rice, sour kraut and the avocado.
Remember you can add whatever you desire for this meal. Some jalapeno sound amazing
To close we need to get the opposite end of the nori sheet wet
I don't know if you can see it but just grab some water with your finger tips
and run them across the nori sheet, making sure it gets really moist.
We are ready to roll!
Gently lift the bottom with both of your hands and start rolling with a firm grip
not too firm that you will break the paper but firm enough so it won't be loose.
If it happens to break on you because it happens, dry nori is super delicate
Well if that happens just drop everything on top of another nori and try again :D
or you can snack it as nori tortillas hahaha. Don't worry sushi rolling ain't easy.
But you can always try again until you get it
I also made a really good and simple sauce to go with it
I just mixed
1 tsp sesame oil
1 TBS rice vinegar
2 TBS coconut aminos (like soy sauce but no soy)
and stir it up it was delicious and went amazing with my sushi :D
look at this!
Also I made a jicama limeade :D
YES! there is no reason to waste all that delicious jicama juice. I just added some lime and since
jicama is sweet naturally, I did not have to add anything else different than ice
It was delicious.
Thank you so much for looking and good luck everyone <3
Soy tu tio
Have an awesome week :)
Cheers
