Veshi (Vegan Sushi) Jackfruit Toro

Traditional sushi prepared with Jackfruit to create Veshi (vegan sushi). Created by Chef Ron Freitag

Veshi (Vegan Sushi) Jackfruit Toro

Total TimeTotal Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

ServingsServings: 1

Ingredients

4-pack medium size red beets

2 cups DOLE Shredded Young Green Jackfruit

⅓ cup vegan mayo

1 Tbsp soy sauce

2 cups short grain rice

3 cups water

½ cup rice vinegar

1 Tbsp vegetable oil

¼ cup white sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp wasabi powder

3 Tbsp lime juice

2 oz daikon radish, sliced thin, pickled

¼ cup DOLE Chef-Ready Cuts Diced Avocado

2 Tbsp sweet chili sauce

rice pop pearls for garnish

Directions

Jackfruit Toro

  1. Roast beets in 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
  2. Cool, peel, and slice roasted beets and place in robot coupe. Pulse until finely chopped.
  3. Remove and hand squeeze excess liquid out - reserve in bowl.
  4. Drain jackfruit and place in robot coupe. Pulse until finely chopped.
  5. Remove and hand squeeze excess liquid. Place into bowl with red beets.
  6. Take jackfruit and beets bowl and add mayo and soy sauce. Stir with spoon lightly to mix all. Taste and season as needed (keep cold after).
  7. Prepare sushi rice in traditional manner using the rice, water, rice vinegar, vegetable oil, sugar and salt.
  8. Combine wasabi and lime juice in bowl and reserve for later. 

Assembly

  1. Take 2 cups of sushi rice, place on sushi mat, shape into a 6" x 2" rectangle, and pack down.
  2. Add diced avocado on top of rice, pickled daikon, and the Jackfruit Toro. Press a little to square off and cut into 6 finger sizes.
  3. Sauce the plate with sweet chili sauce and wasabi lime.
  4. Place the 6 sushi on a plate, garnish with rice pop pearls and microgreens.

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