Today I decided to make something new, Vegan Sushi burger. I loved sushi before I went vegan, so I tried different recipes in order to find a good substitute and this one turned good, at least for me. I hope you will enjoy these burgers as I did.

Preparation

Prepare the carrot marinade by mixing all the ingredients.

Peel and slice the carrots using a mandolin or a peeler.

Mix the carrots and marinade.

Marinate for at least 30 minutes, ideally 3 hours, or even the day before if it is more convenient for you!

Cook the rice.

Season using a special sushi vinegar (already salty and sweet) or plain rice vinegar (2 tbsp) + 1 tbsp sugar + 1 tbsp salt. Mix well.

While the rice is cooling and the carrots are marinating, prepare the vegetables: peel and slice the cucumber and prepare the avocado (peel and slice).

Cut a round steak from the tofu, using a glass or cookie cutter, then cut it in half from the thickness to make 2 tofu steaks. It is important to choose a tofu to suit your taste, whether it is ready or prepared by you.

Cut squares of nori leaf, a little bit larger than the size you want for your burgers.

Using a cookie cutter, make the base of the burgers. Press well.

Place on the nori sheet. The secret to keeping rice from sticking everywhere is to have a small bowl of water at hand to moisten your fingers and the utensils used.

Mount, in this order: nori leaf, rice, carrots, cucumber, tofu steak, avocado, sprouted seeds, rice, black sesame seeds.

To make the “hat” of the burger, you can use a small wet bowl, or a half-sphere silicone mold if you have one. Press well, then adjust the shape with your wet fingers.

You can decorate with a strip of nori leaf.

Serve with soy sauce, wasabi and ginger strips. Ideal with sesame cabbage salad.

The ingredients

200 g sushi rice (raw weight)

2 tbsp rice vinegar + 1 tbsp sugar + 1 tbsp salt OR 3 tbsp special sushi vinegar already salted and sweetened

1 nori seaweed leaf

2 carrots

⅓ cucumber

1 lawyer

1 tofu steak (for example, here tofu marinated in Japanese Soy sauce)

Two beautiful pinches of sprouted seeds

A few black sesame seeds

1 bowl of cold water

For carrot marinade:

juice of 1/2 lemon

1 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp oil

1 tbsp soy sauce

optional 1 tbsp of liquid smoke, if you like.

To accompany:

Soy sauce

Wasabi wasabi

Marinated ginger strips