RAW VEGAN SUSHI!

Raw Vegan Sushi RecipeWith a Mock Peanut Dipping Sauce

This is one of my favorite recipes to make. When I have an evening free to really invest time and love into making dinner for myself and friends, this is one I love to prepare. ENJOY!

FOR THE SUSHI

Ingredients:

6 Raw Nori Sheets

1 large jicama,

½ lb mixed spring greens

2 carrots

1 large cucumber

2 avocados

For the walnut meat:

2 cups of soaked walnuts

2 teaspoon lemon juice

2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

2 teaspoon tamari

½ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon sea salt

2 T minced fresh parsley

2 T minced onion

Directions:

It will be helpful to have a sushi mat for this recipe. You can buy them for very cheap at most Asian grocery stores. First place a sheet of raw nori on your sushi mat. Cover it with a generous handful of spring greens. You really want to make sure that the sushi mat is covered so that the nori roll doesn’t get wet from any of the veggies that you’re going to be rolling up. Peel the jicama and grate it so that it is in small shreds. This is going to be your sushi rice. Put your shredded jicama on top of your spring greens and gently pack it down about ¼ inch thick, forming it to the square piece of nori roll, but leaving ½ inch at one end to seal the roll when you’re done. Cut your carrot and cucumber into long thin strips and lay a few pieces on the shredded jicama at one end of the nori roll. Note: If you look at the nori roll, there are perforated lines that show you where to cut. There is also a shiny side and a dull side to the nori roll. You want your nori sheet to be dull side down, shiny side up. Then slice your avocado place three to four pieces along the carrots and cucumbers. To make the walnut meat: Place the walnuts, lemon juice, olive oil, tamari, galic powder, sea salt, parsley and onion in a food processor fitted with the S blade and process until it is a thick paste. Put one to two tablespoons on the veggies carrots, cucumbers and avocado. Starting at the end of the nori sheet where your veggies and walnut meat are, roll up your sushi. With a small amount of water, wet the last ½ inch of the nori sheet and seal it to the sushi roll. Turning the sushi roll the log way, using a sharp knife, cut them into individual rolls.

FOR THE MOCK PEANUT DIPPING SAUCE

Ingredients:

½ C raw almond butter

¼ C water

1 T fresh lemon juice

2 t raw honey

2 t tamari

1 clove garlic

¼ t grated fresh ginger

1/8 t cayenne

1/8 t sea salt

Directions:

Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth.

Dip your sushi into the mock peanut sauce and devour! ENJOY!!