The ultimate vegetarian dragon roll gets its scales from paper-thin avocado draped over the rice. Inside: sweet inari strips, crunchy deseeded cucumber, and carrot matchsticks; on top: Vegetarian Eel Sauce and toasted sesame seeds. Fifteen minutes of rolling once the...
Easy Homemade Veggie California Rolls
Vegetarian California rolls prove you don't need crab for the classic to work. Creamy avocado, deseeded cucumber, and daikon or pea sprouts roll into seasoned rice, crowned with Faux Roe for that signature pop. It's assembly, not cooking, once the rice is...
Crispy Coconut Tofu Sushi Rolls (Vegan Recipe)
Crispy coconut tofu sushi rolls pair crackly coconut-panko tofu with cool, crunchy vegetables. The tofu is pressed, dusted in starch, dipped in Vegan Tempura Batter, and rolled in unsweetened coconut flakes with panko before its quick fry, layered with red cabbage,...
Vegetarian Spider Roll: Crispy Mushroom Tempura Sushi
Veggie spider rolls with mushroom tempura are the crunchiest thing I know how to make at home. Shimeji and enoki mushrooms get a starch dusting, a dip in Vegan Tempura Batter, and a quick fry, then roll up with cucumber, daikon, and romaine. Two hours total, and they...
Southern-Style Veggie Sushi with Pickled Okra
Southern style sushi with pickled okra and corn brings a Dixie accent to homemade maki. Tangy pickled okra, sweet corn, and crunchy carrot and red pepper matchsticks roll into sesame-flecked sushi rice. Assembly is fifteen minutes once the rice is cooked. Get ready to...
Vibrant Pink Beet Sushi Rolls
Jewel-toned veggie sushi rolls with beet are the prettiest thing I know how to make in fifteen minutes. Grated raw beet, ginger, and lemon zest blushing the rice pink while roasted beet strips, carrot matchsticks, and watercress fill the middle. Vegetarian Ponzu for...
Spicy Tofu Sushi Rolls: A Vegan Delight
Spicy tofu sushi rolls are my vegetarian answer to spicy tuna. Tiny cubes of tofu soak up garlic chili paste, dark sesame oil, and fresh orange juice and zest, then roll up with cool avocado wedges. The orange isn't a gimmick — it rounds out the heat beautifully....
Sweet & Savory Butternut Squash Sushi Rolls
Butternut squash and crystallized ginger sushi rolls are the maki I crave the moment fall produce appears. Cubes of squash simmer in Vegetarian Dashi with soy sauce and fresh ginger, then roll up with green onions and finely chopped crystallized ginger. Thirty-seven...
Spicy Apple & Daikon Sushi Roll (Vegetarian)
Spicy apple and daikon sushi rolls are the sweet-heat maki I order first at my local counter. Matchsticks of Granny Smith apple and drained chili daikon roll up with scallions and sushi rice, with ponzu for dipping. The apple crunch against the chili bite is genuinely...
Miso Eggplant Inari Sushi: A Quick & Savory Vegan Bite
Miso eggplant inari sushi is what happens when two good ideas meet in one pouch. Diced miso-pickled eggplant and wakame fold into seasoned sushi rice with miso dressing, then everything tucks into soft inari pockets. The rice filling can be made two days ahead — meal...
Easy Vegan Inari Sushi (Tofu Pockets)
Meal-prep inari sushi with black bean rice is lunch, solved. Sushi rice stirred through with savory black bean sauce, green onions, snow peas, and shredded carrot gets tucked into sweet inari pouches. Make eight on Sunday and grab-and-go all week. Craving sushi that...
Easy Vegetarian Seaweed Salad (Fish-Free!)
Vegetarian seaweed salad — restaurant style — is that glossy, sweet-tangy side you thought required a sushi chef. Dried mixed seaweed rehydrates into slippery ribbons, then takes on amazu, soy sauce, ginger, and toasted sesame oil. Fifteen minutes and a fraction of...












