Recipe

Vegan sushi bake: easy, creamy and shareable

Name: Vegan sushi bake: easy, creamy and shareable
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked short-grain rice; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup mashed chickpeas; 2 tablespoons vegan mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon sriracha or chilli sauce, optional; 1 cucumber, diced; 1 avocado, diced; 2 nori sheets, cut into strips; Sesame seeds, spring onion and soy sauce, to serve

A simple baked sushi-style dish with seasoned rice, creamy chickpeas, avocado, cucumber and nori.

Prep: 15m
Cook: 18m
Serves: 4 servings

Vegan sushi bake with avocado, cucumber, sesame and nori

Ingredients

2 cups cooked short-grain rice
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed chickpeas
2 tablespoons vegan mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sriracha or chilli sauce, optional
1 cucumber, diced
1 avocado, diced
2 nori sheets, cut into strips
Sesame seeds, spring onion and soy sauce, to serve

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Mix rice with vinegar, sugar and salt, then press into a lightly oiled 20 cm square baking dish.
Mix chickpeas, vegan mayonnaise and sriracha. Spoon over the rice, leaving a little texture rather than blending smooth.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until hot with lightly golden edges. Cool for five minutes.
Top with cucumber, avocado, nori, sesame and spring onion. Scoop onto nori sheets or serve in bowls with soy sauce.

Serve it your way

Set out the toppings separately if you are feeding a group. Everyone can scoop a little bake into a nori sheet and add their own avocado, cucumber, chilli or soy sauce.