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  • Makes 4 rolls or 32 pieces
  • Serving size: 1 roll
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Once you get the hang of rolling them, sushi rolls are actually easy to make. If you don’t have a bamboo mat, you can use a cloth towel for rolling instead. For more tips, check out our Veggie Sushi 101 guide.

There are a variety of fresh crispy vegetables that give the flavor and color to the rolls, so feel free to experiment.

Ingredients

  • 3½ cups cooked short-grain brown rice
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon brown rice vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt (optional)
  • 1 medium Persian cucumber, cut into ¼-inch sticks
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into ¼-inch strips
  • 1 medium carrot, cut into ¼-inch sticks
  • 1 avocado, thinly sliced
  • 4 nori sheets
  • Low-sodium tamari or soy sauce for serving
  • Wasabi paste, for serving

Instructions

  • Combine the cooked rice, maple syrup, vinegar, and salt (if using) in a saucepan. Mix well and warm over the stove for 3 to 5 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice gets a bit sticky.
  • Assemble your sushi station: Include a cutting board, a sharp knife, a bamboo mat (or cloth towel), a bowl with water, rice, nori sheets, and the vegetables.
  • Place a nori sheet on the mat. Spread ¾ cup of the rice in a thin layer over most of the sheet. Keep your hands damp by dipping them in the bowl of water; this will prevent the rice from sticking to your fingers. Keep the rice ½ inch away from the top and bottom ends, the ends closest to and farthest from you. You can spread them right to the edges on the other two sides.
  • Place the cucumber, bell pepper, carrot, and avocado on top.
  • With the help of the mat, lift the bottom end of the nori sheet over the vegetables and tuck under. Roll the nori toward the top end. Using your fingers, apply water to the edge of the sheet and roll to seal it. Press the open ends to pack in any rice and vegetables trying to escape.
  • Using a sharp knife dipped in the bowl of water, cut the rolled sheet in half. Continue to cut each segment into halves until you get 8 pieces.
  • Repeat with the remaining sheets.
  • Serve with the tamari and wasabi paste.
Nutritional Information:

Per serving (1 roll): 323 calories, 56 g carbohydrates, 6 g protein, 9 g total fat, 1.4 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 154 mg sodium, 7.8 g fiber, 9.2 g sugar

Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.

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Betsy

Oh my goodness, I enjoyed making this. This sushi is tasty, delicious, easy. It was therapeutic for me to make it and roll it. Thank you for sharing

Ryan Paddle

Nice and easy, really enjoy it. Super filling. Glad to finally have a brown rice sushi recipe that tastes good.

Candy

Healthy, easy, and delicious! But, Japanese people would use 3 or 5 ingredients, not 4. The number 4 is unlucky in Japan!

Nicole

Very tasty! So glad to find this recipe! I topped each piece with a spicy mayo based on the mayo recipe in the FOK cookbook and it was perfect.

G C

Made for a fun. interactive family dinner, too!

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Darshana Thacker Wendel

Darshana Thacker Wendel is a whole-food, plant-based chef and former culinary projects manager for Forks Over Knives. A graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute, she is the author of Forks Over Knives: Flavor! She created the recipes for Forks Over Knives Family and was a lead recipe contributor to the New York Times bestseller The Forks Over Knives Plan. Her recipes have been published in The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook, Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook, Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health, and LA Yoga magazine online. Visit DarshanasKitchen.com and follow her on Instagram for more.
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