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Sushi Salad

Enjoy the flavors of sushi without the labor. Simply toss your favorite sushi toppings into a salad and enjoy a healthier, more veggie-rich, and satisfying meal.

Customize this salad with your favorite sushi ingredients. Ideas include pickled ginger, seaweed salad, mango, roe (masago or tobiko), crab, raw sushi grade fish, smoked salmon, eel, or other sauces, such as a spicy mayo. To give the dressing a little more flavor, you can add 1/2-1 teaspoon grated ginger.

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Sushi Salad with Avocado Wasabi Dressing

Serves 4
Prep time 15 minutes
Allergy Soy
Dietary Diabetic, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Meal type Lunch, Main Dish, Salad
Enjoy the flavors of sushi without the labor. Simply toss your favorite sushi toppings into a salad and enjoy a healthier, more veggie-rich, and satisfying meal.

Ingredients

  • 8 cups baby spinach
  • 2 cups brown rice, cooked and cooled
  • 1 1/2 cup edamame
  • 1 cup cucumber, julienned
  • 1 cup carrots, grated
  • 1 cup avocado, sliced
  • .25-5oz seaweed, cut into strips
  • reduced sodium tamari or soy sauce

Dressing

  • 1 cup avocado, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon wasabi powder, or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • salt to taste

Garnish (Optional)

  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup pickled ginger
  • 1/4 cup roe

Directions

Step 1
In a large bowl, place salad toppings in sections on top of the spinach.
Step 2
In a blender, combine the dressing ingredients. Blend until completely smooth, adding water to thin to desired consistency, but not too much water or else the flavor will be too diluted. Drizzle tamari and dressing over salad and serve without tossing for a nice presentation, or toss the salad to make it easier to serve.
Step 3
Garnish with other desired toppings.

 

Sushi Salad | Healthy, lots of vegetables, plant-based, can be vegan | Guess Who's Cooking  Sushi Salad | Healthy, lots of vegetables, plant-based, can be vegan | Guess Who's Cooking

Microwave Popcorn

Make your own healthier microwave popcorn with just popcorn kernels and a paper bag! This allows you to control the ingredients and avoid potentially harmful chemicals in prepackaged microwave popcorn.

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Microwave Popcorn

Serves 1-2
Prep time 1 minute
Cook time 3 minutes
Total time 4 minutes
Dietary Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Meal type Appetizer, Snack
Misc Child Friendly
Making microwave popcorn using just a paper bag and some kernels is fun, affordable, and can be healthier when you control the ingredients. Microwave popcorn bags can be lined with questionable additives, so it's better to play it safe and use a plain bag.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup popcorn kernels

Directions

Step 1
Pour about 1/4 cup popcorn kernels into a lunch-bag sized paper bag. It doesn't have to be exact. Fold the bag over 2-3 times to loosely close it.
Step 2
Microwave the bag on high for 3 minutes. Be careful to watch the microwave - don't get distracted and walk away. The chances are slim but since you are heating paper, there is a chance it could burn or catch on fire. Once popping slows to 2-3 seconds between pops, turn the microwave off. Allow to finish popping, then remove from microwave.
Step 3
Top with optional toppings - a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and some seasoning salt is divine! You can also use other oils and other seasonings such as chili lime seasoning, or a mixture of nutritional yeast, salt, and garlic powder.

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Single layer of popcorn kernels at the bottom of the bag
Microwave Popcorn | Guess Who's Cooking | Easy, healthy, all natural
Finished popping