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Simple and easy vegan Pink Sushi recipe.
Making sushi at home is a great budget-friendly alternative to fancy sushi restaurants, and it’s actually totally easy and so much fun! Probably the best part about homemade sushi is that you can customise your sushi however you like. You can make smaller or larger rolls, then stuff them with your favourite fruits, veggies, herbs, tofu or tempeh. You can also use sushi, white, brown, red or black rice, or as I did here a pretty little beetroot coloured pink rice. So get out your trusty little sushi mat if you are a fan of crunchy veggies that are covered with sweet and tangy sticky rice and some seaweed! It’s going to be so cool!
The truth is that I’ve never been the biggest fan of sushi. In fact up until a year ago, I couldn’t even eat a piece of it, I hated it so much. Seaweed used to be the most unappetising food for me…that fishy smell just killed me. Plus rice is actually my least favourite carb, I prefer potatoes, pasta, millet, quinoa, buckwheat or basically anything over rice.
Though I would lie if I’d say sushi has become my favourite thing, I’ve reached a point where about once a month I absolutely love to go out for a lovely sushi dinner. Thanks to a lots of painful training to learn to love seaweed…the only little problem, that surprise, surprise, sushi is crazy super duper expensive, especially if you wanna go for something more special. Luckily homemade sushi is much more budget-friendly, and it’s just so cool to make them yourself. Not to mention it’s so delicious!
I’ve actually ‘learned’ to roll sushi from YouTube videos. If you’ve never made sushi before, I’d suggest you to watch a few videos too. It’s really not that difficult, but it’s good to have some examples first. You can make larger rolls, which are very uncomplicated to make, since you can stuff them as much as you want. However I personally prefer smaller bites (probably because of my non-existing chopstick skills). When you make such half rolls, make sure that you don’t overstuff your sushi, otherwise it’s gonna be hard to close them.
If you try this recipe, let me know! I would highly appreciate if you could leave a comment and rate it. Also don’t forget to take a picture and tag it on Instagram (use the hashtag #greenevi) or post it on Facebook! I love seeing what you come up with! ♥︎
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How to Make Pink Sushi
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Yield: 12 rolls 1x
Ingredients
- 6 sheets nori
- 1 cup of sliced veggies (I used bell pepper, cucumber, avocado and carrot)
- 1 tbsp black sesame seeds (optional)
For the pink rice
- 1 cup of sushi rice
- 1/4 cup of rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sweetener of your choice (I used coconut sugar)
- 1 tsp beet powder
- salt
For serving
- wasabi
- soy sauce
- sushi ginger
Instructions
- Prepare rice according to package instructions. Let it cool completely.
- Mix together vinegar, sugar, beet powder and salt in a bowl. Add mixture to the rice and mix well. Use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon and make sure you don’t break the rice. Rice should be very sticky, but dry.
- Cut your veggies into thin strips, and cut your nori sheets into half.
- Place your sushi mat on a flat surface, and lay out a half sheet of nori.
- Wet your hands and spread a handful of rice evenly on the nori sheet. Leave about 2 cm/1 inch margin at the top.
- Add your fillings to the bottom of the rice.
- Start rolling the sushi with your fingers. Press firmly to make sure it’s tight. Use your fingers to keep the filling inside. Wet your fingers in water and brush the water on the edge to seal the roll. Continue rolling until it is all the way rolled up.
- Repeat with the remaining nori, rice and veggies.
- Slice the rolls using a very sharp knife. Sprinkle sushi with sesame seed and serve with wasabi, pickled ginger and soy sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
If you would like to have pretty little pink sushi, but don’t have beet powder, simply cook your rice in a mixture of beet juice and water. You can also add grated beets to your rice, to boost the fibre content.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Vegan
The best part about homemade sushi, is that you know for sure what are you putting in inside (I’ve heard/seen some scary stories about fancy restaurants and ingredients they use). And pink suschi are so cute – love it! I need beetroot powder in my life, ASAP;) Perfect job, Evi!
Oh, I know what you mean….I’m actually always suspicious when somebody else is cooking for me 😀
Haha, true. That’s why when we have potlucks, I normally eat the food I’ve brough:)
I’m happy to hear that – I do the same 😀
Love the pink! Pretty ♥
Thank you 🙂
This is so fun! I’m not big on sushi either, but once in a blue moon I do get the urge to make some!
Hahaha, the exact same with me 😀
They look so beautiful and pink rice is just lovely.
Thanks, Angie 🙂
Oh WOW pink sushi! It’s so pretty I love it!! I could eat seaweed all day, especially those crispy fried sheets they’re just a wonder-food 🙂
Thanks, Amy 🙂
It looks stunning. I’m not a huge fan of sushi, as you said, but when I’m making it at home it’s always delicious. I should try a pink version too, as I love the colour.
Thanks, Anca!
Pink is such a pretty colour when it comes to food. It makes me instantly happy 🙂
So pretty being so pink, my daughter would love them, especially since there is no fish in them. 🙂 I love sushi, but it is either cheap and not good or good and expensive. It is always a special treat when we visit a larger city and get to eat really good sushi and not the weird stuff they sell around here and call it sushi… I’ve never tried to make my own though, it always seemed so complicated. But you put me in the mood for it. 🙂
It took me also ages to make my first sushi at home, since it seemed so difficult. Plus I don’t really like those extra large homemade ones, and I was afraid I could only make such bigger ones. But it’s actually way easier, than it looks like, so I think you should definitely try making some 🙂
Beet powder: I have now two packages from Hungary, so I use these ones now. But I’ve bought before beet powder in organic shops and supermarkets, as well as smaller special baking shops. It’s usually just at the spices or the baking section (where they keep dried oranges, etc.). They also often sell beet powder as a ‘superfood’ smoothie ingredient, but that way it’s usually ridiculously expensive, so I wouldn’t buy that.
Or if I can’t find it anywhere, I just make it at home. It’s really really easy to make 🙂
I forgot to ask: Where do you buy beet powder? I have never seen it….
What a lovely pink color Evi. Me and my daughter love this color. Pinning
Thanks, Puja 🙂
Wow this was so easy and incredibly delicious! I made this for my kids with the help of Sushi Rollers from Susheff. Never would have been brave enough to attempt this without your recipe but now I feel silly because it was so simple and so good. My wife looked at me and said “I’m never making sushi again!”. It was super easy to make and incredibly impressive to serve. Great recipe! Thank you!
Thank you so much, I’m so happy to hear you liked the recipe 🙂