Melly’s Vegetarian Sushi Cups

If you love sushi but want a fun, easy twist that is totally plant based, these mango & tofu sushi cups from my wonderful friend and healer Melly Rose are so good! The fresh flavours and perfect balance of sweet, savoury, and umami hits the spot.

Sushi is something we all love in my house, but sometimes rolling it up can feel like a bit of a mission. That’s why I love this deconstructed version. These sushi cups are just as delicious but so much easier to assemble. Plus, they look lovely when turned out onto a plate.

The combination of fresh mango, creamy avocado, crisp cucumber, and sticky glazed tofu makes every bite a delight. And the zesty peanut lime dressing tops the cups off perfectly.

Melly’s Vegetarian Sushi Cups

Finely slice and dice 

A mango

A cucumber

An avocado

A block of firm tofu, cut into slabs

Cook up the tofu slabs in the frying pan – sear both sides in olive oil then add soy sauce and pour either honey or agave or rice syrup over and cook until gooey and delicious – slice and dice into small pieces

Sushi Rice

Cook up some sushi rice (adding a sprinkling of sesame oil and a few tablespoons of sushi seasoning at the end)  then layer away – feel free to substitute other ingredients! 

Grab some ramekins or small panacotta tins……place a layer of avocado, then cucumber, then mango then tofu and finally squash sushi rice over the top and place in fridge.  Turn upside down when ready to eat and you have gorgeous, flavoursome sushi cups! 

For a dressing I used a totally delicious peanut lime dressing

Blend Together 

2 large tablespoons of peanut butter

2 tablespoons of lime juice

1 tsp fresh grated ginger

1 tsp sesame oil

2 tsp tamari (soy)

1 tbsp sweet chilli and 

2 tsp rice vinegar – drizzle over the top and hot damn! 

About Melly Rose

Melly is a renowned Bowen practitioner, healer and mentor, she now resides in Australia but is back in Auckland every few months seeing clients, she also has a huge online presence, check her out here.

Coming up is a fantastic retreat at glorious Mana Retreat, Melly is the key speaker and facilitator. Click here to find out more.

“Never before has it been more important for YOU to Rise Up and accept the role YOU came here for. Never before has there been more need for YOU to use YOUR voice and stand for those who don’t yet have theirs.

Are you ready to harness the depth of who you are and why you are here? If this retreat is speaking to your soul then you are already sensitive to the magnetics drawing you to this next layer of your journey.”