Vegan Onigirazu

Name: Vegan Onigirazu
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: sushi rice; smoked tofu; rice wine vinegar; cooked red beet; carrots; cucumber; nori seaweed; avocado; lettuce; pickled radishes; Peanut Butter; Zitronensaft; soy sauce; water

make your own colorful sushi sandwich to be the envy of all who see it

30 min

By Anne-Sophie Hoffman
January 4, 2022

Why trust us?

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to always have the best-looking lunchbox in the office (whenever we return to offices!) – then this vegan onigirazu recipe is not to be missed. This sandwich variation from Japan is packed with colors and topped generously. It’ll turn heads in the office, and more importantly, give you the power you need to start your new year right.

Ingredients

3 Persons

For the onigirazu:

200 g

sushi rice
100 g

smoked tofu
2 tbsp

rice wine vinegar
1

cooked red beet
30 g

carrots
30 g

cucumber
3 sheets

nori seaweed
1

avocado
1 handful

lettuce
15 g

pickled radishes

For the dressing:

2 tbsp

Peanut Butter
1 tbsp

Zitronensaft
1 tbsp

soy sauce
1 tbsp

water
optional

sesame seeds, soy sauce, fresh cilantro (coriander leaves), red chili flakes

Preparation

1

Cook the sushi rice according to the instructions on its packaging.
2

Add the rice wine vinegar and salt to the cooked rice. Fold gently but thoroughly to mix. Set aside until fully cooled.
3

Mix all the ingredients for the peanut dressing. Whisk until they blend into a creamy texture.
4

Spread the nori sheets on a flat, dry surface. They crack very easily, so be gentle with them!
5

Spread 1-2 tbsp of sushi rice out on each sheet of nori. Lay the smoked tofu next to the rice.
6

Cut the carrots, beet, and cucumbers into matchsticks. Halve the avocado. Remove the pit by (VERY CAREFULLY) gently hitting into it with a large knife. When the knife sticks, pull it out and the pit will come with it. Now slice the avocado into thin slices, and remove from each half of the skin by scooping underneath them with a spoon.
7

Distribute all the ingredients over the top of the smoked tofu so they look nice. If you want, garnish with fresh cilantro (coriander leaves), chili flakes, and sesame seeds.
8

Finally, top the rice with the peanut dressing. Then close your sushi sandwich. Do this by folding up the rice-covered sides of the nori, then pressing everything together.
9

Serve with extra peanut dressing and soy sauce on the side.
1

Enjoy!