Vegetarian Sushi Recipe (Also Vegan) - Ingredients And Directions On How To Make The Perfect Sushi

This vegetarian sushi recipe is more of a tutorial to get you started. Once you get through a few practice sessions, sushi makes an incredibly easy vegan dish for a snack, dinner or addition to your next pot luck.

Sea vegetables are packed with minerals, and the nori sheets used in making sushi are a tasty way to get his highly nutritious food into your diet.

This recipe will serve 4 people as a main dish.

Vegetarian Sushi Recipe Ingredients

* 1 cup short grain brown rice
* 1-2 Tbsp brown rice or apple cider vinegar
* 4 sheets of nori
* 1 carrot, julienned
* Section of zucchini, julienned
* 1 mushroom, sliced
* 1 Tbsp tamari (or soy sauce)
* 1 green onion, sliced lengthwise

Vegetarian Sushi Equipment

You'll find things much easier if you get a sushi rolling mat, although it isn't necessary. There are kits with a lot of fancy stuff that are expensive, but you can find a rolling mat individually for a few dollars. There should be some in a grocery store or a Chinese food store.

Vegetarian Sushi Recipe Directions

1. Before you start, cook the rice by bringing 2 cups of lightly salted water to a boil, adding the rice and then turning it down to simmer for 45 minutes. In place of white sushi rice, the short grain brown rice is sticky enough but has more nutrients than white. Long grain brown rice will not work. Stir in a tablespoon or two of vinegar, so that the rice sticks to itself, and let it cool.
2. The mushrooms need to be started ahead of time as well. Place the slices in a container with a lid that seals, then add a pinch of sea salt and about a tablespoon of tamari, seal the container and shake. Leave the mushrooms for about an hour, and they will become soft. The excess tamari needs to be squeezed off the mushrooms, since it will seep through your sushi roll and make things too moist.
3. Lay a nori sheet out on the rolling mat, with the grooves in the nori parallel to the direction you're facing.
4. Spread rice onto the nori sheet, leaving a gap on the back edge to seal the roll. Lay a small amount of vegetables in a row on the edge of the sheet closest to you, perpendicular to the direction you are facing. Roll the sheet around that row of vegetables. You'll need to press tightly backwards (to you), and slightly down onto the roll. Don't squish it, but the roll should be tight. Take the rolling mat out a bit so that you don't roll it into the sushi, and continue rolling tightly until you get to the end of the nori, where the gap was left to seal the roll closed.
5. Letting the sushi roll sit a few minutes allows the nori to soften from the moisture in the rice. Once it's ready, cut the roll into slices and you now have created the perfect vegetarian sushi recipe. The common accompaniments are a dipping bowl of tamari, pickled ginger and wasabi.

To watch a free video of me making this vegetarian sushi recipe, so I can show you the exact techniques that will make the perfect sushi

Heather Nauta is a registered holistic nutritionist who teaches you how to live a healthy vegan/vegetarian lifestyle, including how to get proper nutrition, enough protein, vitamin b12 and other minerals, and how to make an amazing variety of simple, fast healthy recipes that taste incredible for you and your family.

How to Make Cheap Pizza - A Guide for Bachelors, Dads and Students

If you would like to make something other than the standard cup of noodles, try cheap pizza.

It's easy, requires few ingredients you don't already have around, and can be fun for the kids.

I make my own cheap pizza using a slice of bread for the crust. After all, you probably already have part of a loaf of bread in the house.

For the toppings, you need tomato sauce or catchup if you don't have the sauce, some cheese, and some hamburger, chicken breast or sausage. If you have some pepperoni or olives you can slice up or spinach you can shred, then you have the makings of a gourmet cheap pizza.

Here's the steps to make the pizza:

1. Cook the meat first. If hamburger, then crumble it up and cook it in a skillet, stirring it around to avoid large clumps. Be sure to drain the grease.

For sausage, just cook it according to the directions, then cut it into small chunks, about 1/2" or smaller.

For chicken, you can broil it, bake it, or microwave it. Just make sure it's completely cooked, then slice it into small 1/2" size pieces.

I've also made cheap pizza using boiled or cocktail shrimp. Try it, it's good.

2. Slice the olives into thin slices. Shred the spinach. Do the same with what ever other ingredients you may have. Just use enough for however many pieces you plan to make.

3. Lightly toast the bread, just until it gets firm enough that the toppings won't soak in right away. If you have feta cheese you can put a layer on the bread and let it melt slightly. Skip the next step if using feta cheese.

4. Put a single slice of cheese on the toast. It's best if it is not frozen, but is already close to room temperature.

5. A can of cooked tomato sauce can be used, by putting a tablespoon full or two on top of the cheese and smearing it around. No sauce? Then use a small amount of catchup instead.

6. Add your toppings, but don't put them on too thick.

7. Put the whole thing into a toaster oven and cook for a minute or two until the cheese has melted, and the crust is starting to turn brown.

8. Serve, and put on a movie for the kids to watch while eating. Something funny is best.

Be sure to experiment. Sometimes I use multi-grain bread, sometimes I add some spices to the mix. In any case, it's easy to make different kinds for all tastes which is great if you are feeding a herd of kids.

What to Do With Leftover Roasted Chicken Or Pork?

Now that you are using your grill to roast chicken or pork you are Probably wondering what else you can make with the leftovers.

Well, here's a wonderful way to use them up and please the crowd!

Start by sauteing some onion in about a tablespoon of olive oil. Then pull the Meat from the bone and put it in the pot. Add some fresh ground black pepper and pour Just add enough chicken stock or broth over it to just cover it. Add some chopped fresh Cilantro and the juice of one fresh lime. Simmer the meat for at least an hour, adding some more broth/stock as needed. Don't let it get too dry.

While you are waiting for the meat to simmer, you can start fixing the rest of your meal.

Here's a recipe for red salsa (known as Pico de Gallo) that is simple, fresh and very tasty.

6 plum tomatoes
1 small onion
Fresh cilantro
Lime juice
Jalapeno peppers (either fresh or out of a jar) Optional

Chop the tomatoes and the onion very fine. Add chopped cilantro, lime juice and jalapeno (if using).

You can also make some homemade guacamole to go with this meal.

2 ripe avocados (not so ripe that they are mushy. Just ripe enough to feel a little soft)
cup chopped onion
Chili powder, cumin, fresh ground black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper (only use about a tsp. of each)
Lime juice (about 2 limes)
Fresh cilantro

Cut open avocados and scoop the inside out with a spoon or you can peal them if they aren't too ripe and put the insides in a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and mash with a fork until desired consistency. We like it a bit lumpy.

Once the meat is ready you can heat a tsp. of canola oil in a frying pan and heat some corn tortillas. Grab some meat out of the pot with a pair of tongs and put it in the tortilla. Add some grated cheese (cheddar or pepper jack) and then top with fresh guacamole and salsa!

You can add more toppings if desired:

chopped black olives, chopped jalapenos, sour cream

Get creative! Just remember "Fresh is Best!"