Vegan Quinoa Sushi Bowl

Last updated on November 18th, 2020 at 11:41 am

If you’re looking for a quick and healthy vegan lunch recipe with quinoa that tastes like sushi – this is it. It’s a vegan quinoa sushi bowl with avocado, gluten-free and very tasty.

It’s healthy, spicy (thanks to that nose blowing wasabi), tastes like sushi (genius), super easy and takes about 5 min to make. It’s also gluten-free and if you don’t add any fish – vegan.

Anyone who knows me knows that Im not very fancy when it comes to food. I love basic stuff – falafels, wraps, lentils, chickpeas and their gasses afterwards.

But a few weeks ago I was deeply desiring a sushi. You know how out of nowhere you start thinking of a certain food and you just can’t stop? And then you start googling all kinds of recipes with it?

Yeah, that.

In my mind I was picturing something yummy with quinoa instead of rice to add a little spark and nutrition to my boring and lately undernourished life. In reality I knew I can’t make quinoa sushi. I’ve tried. What I can make when I try to make quinoa sushi is a big mess – I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

Therefore: quinoa sushi bowl. You just throw stuff together in a bowl and call it sushi bowl. And then you’re cool like the people on Instagram.

I did use some inspiration from this awesome recipe here – it said 5 minute sushi bowl. There are two things I like about the title of that recipe: 5 minute & sushi. That recipe fulfilled all my expectations – 5 minutes and it tastes like sushi.

My only unanswered quetion about sushi bowls is how do you eat them? Do you use a fork? Sticks? Spoons or some new invention? Somebody told me about some freak invention between a fork and a spoon (a foon??).

Might be old, after all a few weeks I saw a fish knife for the first time at one fish “restaurant” and I had no idea what to do with it. I thought it was a joke – I can’t cut with it, I can’t comb my hair with it, I can’t sing with it…seriously what is it good for?

So I’ll be the first to admit it – here I used a large spoon. I really made sure everything from that bowl made it safely into my mouth.

Note: For this recipe I used some mediterranian mushrooms from a jar at first (see picture), but I actually liked the bowl better without them. Avocado, peppers and that amazing wasabi dressing make the whole thing complete. So if you don’t have a jar of mushrooms – let it go, don’t really need it.

You’ll also need some cooked + cooled quinoa for this.

Health and beauty benefits

I’m pretty happy with the health benefits of this quinoa bowl too. First of all: I did not have to take a nap after lunch, so that’s a good start. Second – I love how nutritious this bowl is: protein, iron, vitamin C, Bs, calcium, omega-3’s, fiber…Pretty impressive for something made in just about 5 min.

Yield: 3

Vegan Quinoa Sushi Bowl

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Vegan quinoa sushi bowl - a healthy lunch idea that tastes like sushi and is very easy to make! This meal is light and satisfying at the same time.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups quinoa, cooked
• 1 nori sheet - sliced thinly
• 1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
• 1 avocado, peeled and chopped
• 2 spring onions/scallions, chopped
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp flax seeds
• 1 tbsp nigella seeds
• 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced

Sauce

• 1 tbsp wasabi paste
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sesame oil (roasted isn't healthier, but I find it more delicious)
• 1 tbsp vinegar (I used balsamic)

Instructions

1. Fluff cooked quinoa and mix in a large bowl with scallions and the wasabi sauce.
2. Divide into two bowls and arrange on top: nori, cucumber, avocado, bell pepper. Optionally - some mushrooms.
3. Top with nigella seeds, flax seeds and sesame seeds.
4. Eat with a spoon, fork or a foon.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

3

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 409Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 341mgCarbohydrates: 46gFiber: 12gSugar: 4gProtein: 10g

How about you? Have you ever had a quinoa sushi bowl? Or a sushi bowl at all? More importantly what do you use to eat it?

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