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March 16, 2016

If there’s one thing you should know about Feed Your Skull (me), it’s that ‘we’ LOVE sushi!!!

I’m sure I have more posts dedicated to sushi rolls and sushi-related foods than I do kale, which just seems insane.

3 Vegan Maki Rolls (Sweet Potato • Onion • Brussels Sprouts) • Stuffing Nori Rolls • Avocado Nori Quinoa• Peanut Butter 🍌Nori Rolls• Nori Rolls using leftover casserole and rice dishes • Ginger Miso Sunflower Seed Pâté• Tuna Salad Nori Rolls

I told you. 🍣

You should know it’s incredibly easy to make delicious homemade nori rolls.

All you need is rice—any kind will do, I’ve used brown, basmati, jasmine, sushi, and regular white—veggies, and nori sheets. You can even use minced cauliflower or zucchini—just make sure they’re dry first! *Adjust cooking time for brown rice according to the IP user manual

What makes sushi rice different from cooking up regular old rice??

Sushi rice is typically sticky and fluffy.

Not mushy or overcooked.

The flavor is subtle, but important. Sweet. Tangy. Salty.

That subtle trio takes a head nodding good sushi roll to a moment where you can feel time stop and all your taste buds stand on end reaching as high as they can to grab that sweet salty goodness.

Your eyes roll back in your head and you catch yourself moaning.

I had my first food-gasm to California rolls at 18. I had never tasted anything like it.

Once you have awesome sushi rice it goes with whatever veggies, fruit, or leftovers you have on hand.

The options seem limitless. I’ve never made one I didn’t like.

Noriis my favorite seaweed. When I can’t handle kelp or dulse I know that nori has my back. Buy toasted or raw sheets—I personally can’t tell the difference.

To make this rice all you have to do is throw everything in the Instant Pot, give it a stir, and let it cook.

I used jasmine rice in this recipe, because we had it on hand.

As you can see the rice is thoroughly cooked, fluffy yet sticky, and embodies the perfect balance of flavors.

Maki Roll Time

Maki is a type of sushi roll that includes toasted seaweed nori rolled around vinegar-flavored rice and various fillings, including raw seafood and vegetables. The word maki means “roll.”

I’m using up some Navitas Naturals raw nori sheets that I’ve had for years!! Seriously. They don’t expire or go stale.

For the following pics I used one sheet of nori, about 1/3 cup rice (or desired amount), 1/4 of a fresh avocado, and toasted sesame seeds.

Spread rice evenly on nori leaving about 1/2 inch at the end. Have a little saucer of water to wet your fingers. This will keep rice from sticking to your digits. Cut avocado into slices and layer about 1/4 of the avocado across the center. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and roll up. When you get to the end, wet your fingers and brush them along the edge of nori you left blank. Finish rolling and allow the roll to rest for about a minute to seal the deal.

Cut into 6-8 pieces with a sharp knife.

Sprinkle with more sesame seeds. 😍Can you see I have aproblem? Adorn with wasabi paste, chopsticks, and organic tamari.

I love mixing all of the wasabi into my tamari and then go in for a dip that makes my eyes water and my nose run! Do you??

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