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Rice Free Sushi Recipe

Katie WellsMar 19, 2011Updated: Jan 3, 2020
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I’d been wanting sushi for a while, but hadn’t yet found a way to get it without rice. As I’ve found with many things, if you want a healthy option, you have to make it yourself … so I did.

If I’d known it was this easy to make sushi, I would have done it long ago! It is also much cheaper than buying it pre-made. Since I was pregnant at the time, I made it with meat and cooked fish, but any protein could work.

Seaweed is part of a healthy diet in many cultures around the world and is an excellent source of micronutrients including folate, calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, selenium, and iodine.

how to make sushi without rice

Rice Free Sushi Recipe

Katie Wells
Delicious homemade sushi without the rice. There are endless variations to enjoy!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Asian
Servings 5
Calories 453 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5 sheets of nori
  • 1 large carrot julienned
  • 1 medium cucumber julienned
  • cream cheese softened
  • guacamole
  • protein of choice

Instructions
 

  • Put a piece of nori on a piece of waxed paper or sushi mat, if you have one.
  • Carefully spread cream cheese along one end. This will be the outside end that you close when you roll it. The cream cheese helps it stick.
  • Spread guacamole in the center of the seaweed.
  • Place pieces of cucumber and carrot at the opposite end of the seaweed as the cream cheese. You want to make sure everything runs lengthwise.
  • Add protein of choice in thin layer between veggies and cream cheese.
  • Starting at the end with the veggies, carefully roll the waxed paper to begin rolling the sushi seaweed. This took a little trial and error, but you have to roll it and remove the waxed paper as you go. When you finish, you should have about a 1.5 inch diameter roll.
  • Repeat the process with the other sheets of seaweed.
  • Place all rolls together and slice into 1 inch pieces. Keeping them together helps protect the seaweed from breaking when cutting.
  • Serve fresh! Yum!

Notes

Nori is sushi seaweed, julienned means cut into short thin strips

Nutrition

Serving: 1rollCalories: 453kcalCarbohydrates: 10.4gProtein: 38.6gFat: 28.7gSaturated Fat: 7.1gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 864mgFiber: 4.9gSugar: 3.4g
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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (15 Comments)

  1. Courtenay

    May 16, 2015 at 8:58 PM

    sushi means sour rice. Can’t have rice without rice so these are just seaweed rolls but w/e

    Reply
  2. Michelle

    December 31, 2014 at 10:50 AM

    5 stars
    What type of healthy soy sauce (or substitute) do you recommend? Is Braggs Liquid aminos healthy?

    Reply
  3. Jarra

    April 4, 2014 at 9:02 PM

    Would tofutti be a remplacement option for the Cream cheese? I’m not sure if tofutti is ok with autoimmune.

    Reply
    • Katie - Wellness Mama

      April 10, 2014 at 11:21 PM

      Definitely avoid soy!

      Reply
      • Matt

        October 27, 2018 at 11:23 PM

        Soy is okay if it’s bern fermented like they do in Asia. Fermentation removes the things associated with negative effects. I use a double-fermented soy sauce at home.

        Reply
      • Matt

        October 27, 2018 at 11:25 PM

        You can also try using riced cauliflower in place of rice. You can get it at the grocery or make it yourself with a food processor. Cook it/steam it to soften it up.

        Reply
  4. Dave Walsweer

    April 11, 2013 at 7:50 PM

    Watch the fish when you are pregnant. It is contaminated with mercury. Largest predatory fish are the worst. Go for fish lower on the food chain, like sardines and shrimp. I like to eat California roll sushi. The ingredients are sliced avocado,fish and cucumber . you could wrap the outside with a layer of goat cheese and roll it in some kind of roe.

    Reply
  5. Rose Welsh

    January 12, 2013 at 11:49 PM

    Maybe use mashed, cooked cauliflower instead of rice or cream cheese.

    Reply
  6. Sarah

    July 14, 2012 at 11:36 AM

    Cream Cheese is healthy?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      July 14, 2012 at 12:09 PM

      It’s fine in moderation if you don’t have any allergy or autoimmune issue, but can be left out in place of guacamole, which is healthier in this recipe.

      Reply
  7. Sarah

    July 14, 2012 at 11:35 AM

    Dairy products are healthy?

    Reply
  8. Jess

    February 16, 2012 at 5:07 PM

    Jusrt to let you know “Sushi Seaweed” is actually “Nori”.  Just make sure you get the untoasted version.  My two year old eats it straight out of the packet as a snack (not to my tasting though)!   

    Reply
  9. Tarah Locke

    April 6, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    I made this with a orientalish marinated chicken, wasn’t as good as fish…. But what kind of fish would I use, that’s available and really healthy?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      April 6, 2011 at 2:23 PM

      I’ve used canned wild caught salmon, shrimp and other cooked
      fishes… all were pretty good.

      Reply
  10. Abby

    March 19, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    Mmmmm…I was craving sushi the other day. I never thought of just making it without the rice! I got all the ingediants at the store today, so I am totally having sushi for dinner tonight! Thanks for the idea!

    Reply

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