Salmon and tuna step aside because veggie sushi is taking center stage! These vegetarian sushi recipes will have you grabbing your chopsticks for crispy tempura, deconstructed bowls, and savory musubi.
1. Vegetable Sushi
This extensive guide teaches you how to make vegetable sushi eight different ways.
You can keep things simple with fresh avocado. Or you can get fancy with decadent vegetarian eel rolls.
This resource really has it all.
2. Sushi Bowl
It is everything you love about sushi served in a convenient bowl. It is delicious and vegan and gluten free and oil free.
You toss fluffy rice together with carrots and cucumber and avocado. Throw in some edamame and sweet potatoes.
Top it all off with crumbled nori and a spicy cashew mayo. Yum.
3. Carrot Lox Avocado Sushi
Give your tastebuds the sensation of lox with smoked carrot strips. Pair them with avocado slices and Japanese rice and nori.
This sushi roll adds major color and flavor to your vegetarian life.
4. Sweet Potato Sushi
Roasted sweet potatoes get rolled up with sushi rice and nori. Drizzle a mayo Sriracha dressing over the top.
It sounds so simple but do not let that fool you. This sweet and creamy sushi is seriously addictive.
5. Sushi Avocado Toast
I am not sure if avocado toast is still trendy but it was a big hit for a while. I totally understand why.
I still enjoy it with a Japanese twist. Think of regular avocado toast topped with carrot and cucumber matchsticks.
Add some seaweed and sesame seeds to finish it off. How awesome is that?
6. Coconut Sticky Rice Dessert Sushi
Treat your tastebuds to a sweet summer delight for dessert. Sticky coconut rice gets topped with a chunk of sweet mango.
Drizzle a creamy coconut sauce over everything. I died and went to tropical heaven.
7. Avocado & Roasted Red Pepper Sushi
Creamy avocado meets sweet and spicy roasted red pepper in this flavorful roll.
It is colorful and delicious. You can add even more color by using black rice.
8. Cauliflower Sushi
Maybe you are obsessed with sushi but hate the carb count. Use cauliflower rice instead!
I promise you that this alternative is not bland at all.
The cauliflower florets get pulsed with cream cheese so you know it is delicious.
9. Oshinko Roll
Oshinko rolls are sweet and crunchy and downright delicious.
Oshinko is a variety of pickled vegetables like cabbage or cucumber. My favorite is the sweet and crunchy yellow radish called daikon.
10. Eggplant Sushi
Being vegan means getting creative with recipes. Whoever created this eggplant sushi is a genius.
You grill eggplant slices and marinate them in a sweet and salty mixture.
Think maple syrup and soy sauce and sesame oil. Add spinach and carrot and cucumber matchsticks.
The colors alone are appetizing. The flavor will make you ask for more.
11. Sushi Sandwich
Onigirazu is sushi in sandwich form. How can anyone resist that?
The instructions look long but you have two fillings to choose from.
Pick tofu katsu or sweet potato. Both are amazing so good luck picking.
12. Cucumber Sushi Roll
Use cucumber instead of nori to hold the sushi together.
What a fun and crunchy take on a classic Japanese treat.
13. Tofu Musubi
Spam musubi might not be traditional Japanese sushi but it is so darn amazing.
Who would have thought spam and sushi rice worked so well together? Vegetarians can join the fun too!
You just need tofu and a tasty marinade.
14. Sesame Shiitake Sushi
Shiitake mushroom sushi is what you need if you miss the flavor of meat.
Saute the mushrooms in sesame oil and garlic. This creates an even meatier flavor profile.
15. Crispy Tofu Sushi Burrito
This dish fuses Japanese and Mexican flavors and I love it. This sushi burrito mashup is the stuff.
It is basically a burrito using nori instead of a tortilla.
Fill it with Japanese rice and blocks of crispy tofu. Add chipotle mayo and carrots and avocado and spinach.
Throw in pickled ginger and kimchi too. You are welcome.
16. Pink Sushi
Beetroot infused rice gives this sushi its pretty hue. It is filled with sliced bell peppers and avocado.
Add carrots and cucumber for crunch.
These rolls deliver flavor and texture alongside the color.
17. Tempura
Shrimp is the common tempura choice but other varieties are worth trying.
Vegetable tempura features that same crispy outer batter we all love.
Swap shrimp for sweet potato or eggplant or broccoli.
The batter hides the vegetable so you get a nice surprise in every bite.
18. Veggie Quinoa Sushi
Use a combo of quinoa and miso paste instead of sushi rice.
The taste is not the same but it is still delicious. It is a much healthier approach too.
19. Sweet Potato Tempura and Avocado Rolls
Expect a crispy outside and a sweet starchy inside from a bite of sweet potato tempura. That alone is enticing enough. Transform it into a sushi roll for something even better.
Meat lovers will enjoy these too. It features creamy avocado slices and a sweet teriyaki glaze.
20. Avocado Cucumber Sushi Roll
Give me anything with Japanese rice and nori and I will devour it gladly. Even a basic combo of avocado and cucumber makes me giddy.
Do not think making sushi rolls from scratch requires expert skills. You can easily achieve this with a simple bamboo mat.