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Healthy Vegan Sushi Bowl Recipe

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This vegan sushi bowl recipe is not only easy to prep but customizable for everyone. It’s so healthy and delish you’ll eat it over and over!

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This post was originally published on March 20, 2014.

I love a good sushi roll but sometimes I don’t want the fuss of rolling it all up. So this sushi inspired bowl is the perfect solution! It can be prepped ahead of time and made different each time you eat it!

Seriously the easier the better when it comes to healthy meals, and you can’t get much easier than meals in a bowl! What’s even easier is not having to stick to a strict recipe; this easily allows for variation to accommodate picky eaters, or to just shake things up!

Ingredients

To make these fabulous vegan sushi bowls, you’ll need:

  • Rice
  • Tofu
  • Veggies
  • Seasonings
  • Sauces
Different color bowls filled with ingredients to make a veggie sushi bowl

How To Make a Vegan Sushi Bowl

As I mentioned, this recipe is so easy to make!

  1. Prep all your toppings. Variety of vegetable sushi ingredients on a wooden table
  2. Put everything in a bowl and enjoy!A fork taking a bite from a veggie filled sushi bowl drizzled with sauce

Flavor suggestions

This dish is incredibly customizable, you can use essentially anything you want. For the base I use sushi rice, and here are my go to toppings:

Tips and tricks

These hints should help you make the best vegan sushi bowls!

  • Make crispy tofu by coating in Tamari and corn starch and roasting on a parchment lined baking sheet in the oven.
  • I use sushi rice for my base because it is so good! If you don’t have any, or if it’s just not your style, you can use any other rice, or even quinoa!
  • Check out this guide on How to Cook Perfect Rice for the best rice ever!
  • For an extra sushi flavor, try adding some nori.
  • Some other ingredients that would go great are peppers, broccoli, asparagus, edamame, onions, even peas!
  • Instead of tofu, you can add crispy chickpeas for protein.
  • In addition to changing up the base and veggies, you can also mix up the flavor by using different sauces. I like my Gluten Free and Vegan Teriyaki Sauce. You can also spice things up with a chili sauce, or give it a touch of sweet with hoisin sauce!
  • This makes a great meal prep recipe! Just cook the rice, mushrooms, and tofu ahead of time and chop up the raw toppings (minus the avocado to avoid yucky browning). When you’re ready to eat, reheat the warm ingredients and top with your flavors of choice.

Common Questions

Are sushi bowls healthy?

Yes! Usually sushi bowls are packed full of nutritious ingredients like in this recipe, plenty of nutrient packed veggies and plant based protein. As long as the toppings stay simple and wholesome you can’t go wrong.

What is vegan sushi made of?

Vegan sushi is made by using veggies or tofu to get amazing flavor and texture. Nori and rice make the base of a classic roll, but the fillings can be comprised of almost anything!

What are vegan sushi options?

At home your options are almost endless as I’ve described above, but at restaurants it’s a little trickier. Most places have vegan sushi roll options like avocado rolls, or cucumber rolls. Other menu items are usually available as well like edamame, seaweed salad, vegetable tempura, and rice and noodle dishes.

More Vegan Recipes

If you like these sushi bowls, check out these other Asian inspired plant based dishes:

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Top view of a sushi bowl filled with veggies on a wooden surface

Healthy Vegan Sushi Bowl Recipe

Sophia DeSantis
This vegan sushi bowl recipe is not only easy to prep but customizable for everyone. It's so healthy and delish you'll eat it over and over!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4
Calories 468 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 4 cups cooked sushi rice , see note

Cooked topping ideas-

    Mushroom:

    • 1 cup Shitake mushrooms
    • 1 tablespoon Tamari , soy sauce for non gluten-free
    • 1/2 cup Spicy Cilantro Sauce , divided

    Tofu:

    • 16 ounces firm tofu , cut into cubes
    • 2 tablespoon Tamari , soy sauce for non gluten-free
    • ¼ cup corn starch

    Raw topping ideas-

    • 1 Avocado , sliced
    • 1 Cucumber , cut into matchsticks or cubes
    • 1 Carrot , cut into matchsticks or cubes
    • ½ cup sliced green onion
    • 4 radishes , sliced
    • Cilantro

    Serving suggestions-

    Instructions
     

    • Make the crisp tofu by combining tamari and cornstarch to make a slurry. Coat the tofu with it in a bowl. Spread onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
    • Combine the mushrooms with the tamari in the bowl. Spread onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
    • Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes until crisping on edges. Check the mushrooms at 15 minutes and remove so they don't burn.
    • Mix the cooked mushrooms with about half of the Spicy Cilantro Sauce. You can use as much or as little as you want. Use the rest to drizzle on top.
    • Separate the cooked rice into 4 bowls.
    • Build the bowls by adding toppings of choice.
    • Drizzle sauces of choice over the top and serve!

    Notes

    • Sushi rice is traditional but you can use any rice you prefer.
    • Add any toppings that you want!

    Recipe by Veggies Don’t Bite, visit our site for more great plant-based recipes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 468kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 19gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 559mgPotassium: 627mgFiber: 9gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 2800IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 176mgIron: 3mg

    Nutrition and metric information should be considered an estimate.

    Keyword healthy veggie bowl, summer veggie bowl
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    Comments

    1. Nicki says

      This was delicious! Mixing the mushrooms with the spicy cilantro sauce was genius. Pretty dang close to actual sushi (from a texture perspective). For some reason, i didn’t see the link your spicy cilantro sauce so I made my own, but can’t wait to make yours. Also, underneath all the goodies I added some kale/chard to get some more greens it. One of my new favorites!!

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    3. Bianca says

      Your Sushi Bowl looks so good! I’ve never had watermelon radish, but I’ll be definitely on the look-out for them from now on. Now I’m really getting motivated to make a Sushi Bowl again soon 🙂

      Reply

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