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Sushi Roll Car-Bowl-Hydrate

Article written and reviewed by Kylie Buckner, RN, MSN
Published March 3, 2020

When adopting a plant-based diet, it sometimes feels like you're "giving up" certain foods. For example- sushi often comes up. This is a flavor combination that you can easily transform so you can enjoy a plant-based version of your favorite sushi roll.
In this week's recipe, we are deconstructing a sushi roll to take it to the next level by adding these incredible ingredients to your bowl. Using the flavors of rice wine vinegar, ginger, garlic, and shiitake mushrooms, you can enjoy the experience of a sushi roll right in your own home!
Excellent source of Vitamins A, C, K, all B vitamins, B12, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, Phosphorous.
Photo by:
Heather Brock from @awakeneddiabeticwarrior

Sushi Roll Car-Bowl-Hydrate

When adopting a plant-based diet, it sometimes feels like you're "giving up" certain foods. For example- sushi often comes up. This is a flavor combination that you can easily transform so you can enjoy a plant-based version of your favorite sushi roll.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 474 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Purple Potatoes- cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup Brown Rice
  • 1 cup Cucumbers, diced
  • 1 cup Carrots, shredded
  • 1 cup Shiitake mushrooms, chopped
  • 2 Dried Nori sheets
  • 1 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Ginger, grated
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp Wasabi paste (Optional)

Instructions
 

Directions

  • Peel and slice potatoes into 1/2 inch pieces.
  • Roast potatoes at 400 for 20 minutes or boil potatoes in boiling water for 5-7 minutes until soft.
  • Prepare brown rice according to package instructions.
  • Grate carrots.
  • Dice or slice cucumbers into long ribbons.
  • Chop shiitake mushrooms.
  • Chop green onion.
  • Break Nori paper in small pieces to add to bowl.
  • Combine rice wine vinegar, garlic, ginger (freshly grated or ginger powder), and wasabi paste (optional) to make a dressing for your bowl.
  • Arrange rice, potatoes, vegetables, green onion and nori paper in your bowl.
  • Add dressing to taste, mix, and enjoy!!!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 474kcalCarbohydrates: 107gProtein: 17gFat: 3.5gFiber: 14g
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About the author 

Kylie Buckner, RN, MSN

Robby Barbaro, MPH is a New York Times bestselling co-author of Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes.


Robby was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 12 and has been living this lifestyle since 2006. In that time, while eating pounds of fruit every day, his HbA1c has been stable with a current A1c of 5.3%, TIR of 92%, and average total daily insulin use of 30 units.


Robby graduated from the University of Florida and is the cofounder of Mastering Diabetes and Amla Green. He worked at Forks Over Knives for six years before turning his attention in 2016 to coaching people with diabetes full time.


He is the co-host of the annual Mastering Diabetes Online Summit, a featured speaker at VegFest LA, and has been featured on The Doctors, Forks Over KnivesViceThrive MagazineDiet Fiction, and the wildly popular podcasts the Rich Roll PodcastPlant ProofMindBodyGreen, and Nutrition Rounds.


Robby enjoys exercising every day, spending time with friends, and sharing his lifestyle on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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