A modern, superfood take on the Japanese classic, this quinoa sushi is loaded with flavor and packs a tropical punch.

Please tell me you understand vacation brain. It's when you come back from vacation and it takes forever to get back into the swing of things. This past weekend, we celebrated my birthday weekend (I turned 25, so it was a big one!!), and spent the weekend in the Catskills in a little cabin in the woods.

Normally, we would have gone to the beach, but now we have a puppy, and life has changed… a lot. Instead of going to the beach, where we would have to leave her home all day long, we go to the woods and bring her hiking, swimming and playing all day long. But life with a puppy is worth it 🙂

And now that we're home, back in the concrete jungle, I wish we were in the woods. It's quiet. It's peaceful. It's serene. And I don't want to be back at work (even if my office is my living room). I want to be on vacation. Is permanent vacation allowed?

So while I get back into the daily grind, I'm going to dream of meals like this quinoa sushi. And I know you're going to love it. It's simple, elegant and delicious. Quinoa adds a faint crunch that rice doesn't, and the nutty flavor really makes the other ingredients sing. I chose tuna because it's the easiest sushi grade fish for me to find, but this would also be delicious with salmon, yellowtail, shrimp or even grilled chicken.

Whichever way you choose to enjoy this, I think your mind may be swayed…every Japanese restaurant should serve quinoa sushi.

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