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Avocado sushi bowl

This vegetarian avocado sushi bowl recipe is incredibly versatile, and a great one for the kids’ lunch boxes, it's the ultimate healthy meal!

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 4.7
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cooked, chilled brown rice
  • 2 cups chopped choy sum
  • 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons mirin (see tips)
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 4 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 carrot, peeled into ribbons
  • 1 small cucumber, peeled into ribbons, seeds discarded
  • ⅔ cup shelled frozen edamame beans, thawed
  • 1 radish, thinly sliced
  • ½ avocado, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon low-fat plain yoghurt
  • 1 teaspoon wasabi paste (see tips)
  • 1 tablespoon light mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons toasted pumpkin seeds, to garnish
  • crispy seaweed, sliced, to garnish (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a medium bowl, place rice and choy sum. In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, soy sauce, mirin and sesame oil. Pour over rice and choy sum, add sesame seeds and mix well. Divide rice and choy sum between two large, shallow bowls. Arrange remaining vegetables on top of rice.

    2 In a small bowl, combine yoghurt, wasabi paste and mayonnaise. Drizzle over rice and vegetables.

    3 Garnish with pumpkin seeds and seaweed, if desired, and serve.

    Variations

    Make it vegan: Check mirin is vegan and use a vegan yoghurt and mayonnaise.

    Make it low FODMAP: Reduce avocado serve to one eighth.

    See also:

    Sushi and avocado with garlic mayonnaise

    Seared salmon sushi bowl

    Salmon sushi salad

    Sushi bowl with marinated salmon and wasabi mayo

    Vegan poke bowls

    Tuna avocado poke bowl

    Salmon and vege poke bowl

    Spicy poke bowl

    Avocado sushi bowl

    HFG tip

    Find wasabi paste and mirin at Asian grocers or the international section of supermarkets. If you can’t find mirin, substitute with 1 teaspoon sugar.

    This recipe is from our Weeknight meal planner feature – everything you need for four nights of delicious, nutritionist-approved meals for two. Just grab your shopping list and get dinner done!

    NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

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