Raw Sunflower Seed Sushi

Last Updated on December 4, 2024

Vitarian variant of sushi is a great variation of the classic Japanese dish in a slightly different way. Without rice with Czech horseradish and tamari (soy sauce without wheat). It has a bite, tastes great and thanks to the seeds it has a little “crunch”, which is why I like it.

Ingredients:

For 16 pieces: For “rice”: 50 g of sunflower seeds (soaked overnight) 25 g 2 tbsp avocado oil 1 tbsp grated carrots 1/2 pcs of small garlic cloves (without inner cloves) pepper salt (I use Himalayan salt) For the filling: red onion

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yellow bell pepper zucchini carrots Ginger: fresh ginger root (a 5 cm piece will do) 2 tablespoons of wine vinegar 2 tablespoons water 1 tbsp beetroot juice 1 tbsp agave syrup For “wasabi”: 1/2 pcs avocado green barley spear fresh horseradish Other: 1 piece of nori seaweed tamari (for dipping instead of soy sauce)

Procedure:

1. Prepare the marinated ginger a day or a few hours in advance. Peel and slice it thinly. Make a brine with the other ingredients and marinate the ginger in it for at least a few hours in the refrigerator.
2. Throw the almonds, a third of the sunflower seeds, the crushed garlic and the avocado oil into a blender and blend to a paste. Transfer the contents to a bowl, add the sunflower seeds and mix well with the finely grated carrots.
3. For the filling, prepare two long skewers of half of a small zucchini, thin strips of one carrot, a few pieces of yellow pepper and a little red onion wedges.
4. Wrap a bamboo or skewered sushi mat with food foil so that you don’t have to hold it for a long time, cut the seaweed in half and place it on the mat with a shiny layer underneath.
5. Spread some of the seed mixture over the seaweed, leaving the end of the edge further away from you 1cm loose to keep the roll well wrapped.
6. Place a zucchini strip, a few carrot strips, onion wedges and peppers in the centre on top of the seed mixture, moisten the loose end lightly with water and roll up like regular sushi.
7. For the wasabi, grate the horseradish, mix with the mashed avocado and finish with the green barley.
8. Roll the rolls in half and cut each into eight sticks.

Recommendation:

Sushi rolls can be filled with any vegetable, depending on your mood and taste. You don’t have to colour the ginger with beetroot, I like it pink, so that’s what I do.

Note:

Raw, or raw, is the term that usually accompanies vitarian dishes in the culinary field. Vitarianism, or Raw Food, is characterized by the preparation of food that does not exceed a temperature of 42 °C in order to preserve as much of the body’s beneficial substances, vitamins and enzymes as possible. Vitarian cuisine is therefore full and rich in all kinds of fruits, Vegetable Recipes, nuts, seeds and sprouts. In the preparation of meals, powerful blenders, juicers or dryers are most often used.The author of the recipe and photos is Jana Černá, a nutritional gastronomist, who can be found on the website www.zasadnezdrave.cz.