Lean and Clean SUSHI

Lo-Carb Sushi Option

This beauty of a recipe switches out the rice/quinoa for Cauliflower rice! Simply blitz the cauliflower with the yummy dressing and voila! a crunchy and delicious alternative....and my husband didn't even notice the switch!


Ingredients:
For the Sushi-
1 C cauliflower, blitzed quickly in food processor to resemble rice
½ Capsicum thinly sliced lengthways- into long sticks or grated
1 small Cucumber peeled, cut into strips and sliced as above
½ medium Courgette cut into strips and sliced as above or grated
1 Carrot peeled cut into strips and sliced as above or grated
Protein of choice (Tofu, Tempeh, Chicken, Salmon, Mushroom etc) cut equal to vegetables
3 Sheets of Nori

** note- absolutely any vegetable can be used. Choose whatever is in season or in your fridge as long as it can be sliced or grated. 

For the Sushi Dressing-
1 T Rice wine vinegar or Apple cider vinegar
1 ½ tsp 100% pure maple syrup or good quality honey
1 T Tahini
Juice of half a Lemon or lime
1 T peeled and grated Ginger

Method:
Whisk all ingredients for dressing together and mix through cauliflower, leaving for 5 minutes for the flavours to infuse.
Lay the sheets on Nori on a clean bench (bamboo sushi mat can be used if you have one)
Wet hands and evenly spread cauliflower over the Nori, pressing lightly, covering ¾ of the sheet leaving the edge furthest away from you empty
Arrange all other ingredients in a neat row in the centre of the cauliflower
Roll each sheet starting from the edge closest to you rolling away from you, tucking in tightly as you go. Once the roll is complete use some water to seal the seam. 
Slice into 2 centimetre thick rounds and enjoy!

Can be served with Soy/Tamari sauce for dipping, option to mix 1 tsp of Wasabi if you like it hot!