Happy New Year, everyone!
If you’re like me you probably ate one (or two…) too many cookies over the past few months, and maybe you’re trying to make up for it by eating a little bit healthier. I won’t call it a resolution (I don’t do resolutions) but rather a fresh start and a chance to get some fresh new recipes in the repertoire (quick/easy/healthy being the key words here). At least, we’ll try our best for the next few weeks until we all cave and dive head first into the chocolate stash. Hey, it’s the thought that counts, right?
But until then…
Sushi is always one of those things that feels like a treat but is actually surprisingly healthy. It’s my go-to when I want to go out to eat but can’t stomach something overly rich and heavy.
Unfortunately for those looking to cook more at home, sushi isn’t exactly the easiest thing to prepare (although it is quite fun if you’ve got some time to spare and/or a few extra pairs of hands to help you).
Which is why this sushi bowl is so brilliant – it’s got all the varied flavors of sushi that you love so much piled into a bowl instead of assembled into a finicky roll.
We kept this version vegetarian, but you could certainly add some sushi-grade fish if you were so inclined (and if such high-quality seafood was available to you). Basically, imagine your favorite sushi roll in your mind, deconstruct the parts, and pile it in a bowl on top of a bed of rice.
We made our bowls with brown rice, both to add to the look-at-me-being-all-healthy mentality, but also to add some extra heartiness to the dish since there is no meat (and for a vegetarian dish, let me say it’s surprisingly filling). The protein-packed edamame doesn’t hurt, either.
The sauce is a spicy mayo-like concoction not unlike what you’d find atop many classic sushi rolls. And because sushi wouldn’t be sushi without the seaweed, we incorporated that distinctive briny flavor by thinly slicing up a sheet of sushi nori and treating it like sprinkles on top of this perfectly balanced bowl.
Eating healthier would be so much easier if everything tasted as good as this.
Your favorite vegetarian sushi roll deconstructed and served in a bowl. Healthy, hearty, and satisfying!
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