In an effort to get my whole family healthy, my husband and I have been experimenting with a RAW foods diet and doing a cleanse. We both are HUGE sushi fans and used to get it quite often; so this was be one of the things we missed while doing the cleanse. I created this recipe to satisfy the sushi urge while staying true to the diet. I used the left over carrot stuffing to stuff a hallowed vine-ripe tomato and drizzled it with Pompeian Grapeseed Oil. Normally, I would have infused a vegetable oil with garlic and other spices over a few days, but this time I tried the Grapeseed oil. I was very pleased with the results and even happier to find that Grapeseed oil is one of the few oils that has an alkaline effect to the body, like olive oil, once it has been consumed.
- Avocado
- 1 squeezed orange - take the pulp and the juices.
- 1 t cumin
- 1 t cayenne pepper
- fresh parsley
- fresh cilantro
- 1 t Pompeian grapeseed oil (maybe more depending on consistency)
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ Vidalia onion
- In a food processor combine the garlic, parsley, onion and cilantro.
- Pulse until finely chopped
- Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth
- add Pompeian Grapeseed oil until the desired consistency is acheived
Traditional sushi contains rice and fish. Neither are on my RAW foods diet, so I adapted (as usual) and made sushi we could all eat!
- 2 cups of carrot pulp left over from juicing
- 3 vine-ripened tomatoes
- 1 small onion
- parsley
- T Pompeian grapeseed oil
- Bragg Organic Sea Kelp Delight Seasoning
- 1 fresh squeezed lemon (juice and pulp)
- 1 clove of garlic
- Nori Sheets
- spiced sprouts
- Avocado, sliced in Julianne strips
- green onions
- sliced cucumber
- sunflower seeds, raw
- Using a food processor, pulse the garlic, parsley and onion until finely chopped
- Slice the tops of the tomatoes and scoop out the center until a fine membrane of tomato remains to form a cup
- dice the inside of the tomato into little cubical pieces
- Combine the carrot pulp, onion mixture, lemon, sea kelp spice, tomato and grapeseed oil by hand, set aside
- On a sheet of Nori, arrange the cucumber slices, sprouts, avocado, Spiced Orange Avocado sauce and carrot stuffing in a line to roll
- Using a bamboo mat, roll the Nori sheet closed
- Slice into one inch pieces
- top with the Spiced Orange Avocado sauce and sunflower seeds
- Put sprouts in the bottom of the tomato and fill with the remaining carrot stuffing, top with sauce and scallions
Note** When you lay out the sushi, you want it to be as big as a silver dollar. Feel free to vary the ingredients to your liking. This post is an entry into the Pompeian Recipe Contest. **UPDATE: I am now one of the 15 semi-finalists & would love your vote! You can vote here! B
That is so creative and it looks so good!
This looks delicious girl!
Ooh… we love sushi – I will definitely have to try this! heading off to vote!
That looks absolutely fantastic. I love Sushi but am so picky about it that I tend to go with Vegetable Sushi. Will have to try this recipe.
Wow what an interesting recipe! I’m not a vegan, but I do try to eat less meat in my diet. I’ll have to give this sushi recipe a try – it looks absolutely delicious!
At the time I wasn’t eating fish because I was on a cleanse and REALLY REALLY wanted sushi. This recipe tied me over. thanks for commenting!!
Oh wow – I’m not even the hugest sushi fan, but these look delish!
I am not a fan of raw fish, but this adapted recipe looks & sounds good. I will have to try it & I will be voting for you, too!
twitted this today, 10/05
Good Luck!I voted 🙂
I have a cousin who is obsessed with sushi. I confess that I’ve never been brave enough to try it, but I’d like to some day.
Wow these look impressive. I bet they would be a hit to bring to a potluck I am going to next week
My husband would love this! Maybe I will try to make this for our anniversary.
Bookmarking this! I’m Paleo and I loooove sushi.
I think the spicy orange avocado sauce would give it a nice kick! I’m not a big sushi person, but I know plenty of people who are.
Oh wow! This sounds incredible! I have always steered away from sushi because I loathe seafood! Awesome to see this veg recipe, I need to try this! So creative!
Mmmmm I LOVE sushi! And this looks like a delicious recipe. I’m saving this to my bookmarks! 😀
Suzy Turner, YA Author
Thanks! It was really fun to create 🙂