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Yum Alert: Kimchi Avocado Roll with Spicy Dipping Sauce

Written by rosetta

This kimchi avocado roll was love at first sight. Combining sweet and spicy flavors, this Korean-inspired, vegan sushi recipe is both, satisfying and beneficial to your health; kimchi, which is fermented cabbage, supports your gut and digestion! Image and recipe via Chow Divine.

Ingredients:

Serves 2

2 nori sheets/dried laver (“gim” in Korean)

Gimbap Rice:

  • 2 1/2 – 3 cups steamed rice
  • 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp sugar or agave nectar
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Filling:

  • ~ 1/2 cup packed, kimchi sliced thinly
  • 1 ripe avocado, cut into long thick slices
  • 1 small cucumber, julienned
  • sweet pea sprouts/shoots, washed and dried

Spicy Dipping Sauce:

  • 2 TB cashew butter
  • 2 tsp gochujang (Korean red chili pepper paste)*
  • 1 tsp agave nectar or honey
  • 2 tsp rice vinegar

For instructions, go here.

About the author

rosetta

Rosetta is a Manhattan-born student currently living in Paris. She loves fashion, traveling, and all things kale. She's adopted the Parisian street style, yet stayed in-touch with her New York roots; she can be spotted wearing all black with a green color pop from holding her cold-pressed juice. Her religion is coconut oil and she's married to almond butter.