Keto Sushi

One of the things I miss while eating keto/low carb is sushi. All that tastiness packed into pretty little rolls is irresistible! I found some recipes online for keto sushi and made a few tweaks to suit my tastes and came up with these rolls. They are super close to “the real thing” if you ask me (just not as sticky), and can easily be changed to whatever your favorite fillings are. 

Keto Sushi 

Ingredients

3 cups cauliflower rice

1 Tbsp rice vinegar

5 Tbsp cream cheese, softened

5 nori sheets

Cucumber slices

Carrot shreds

Imitation crab sticks

Sauce

1 Tbsp mayo

1 tsp sriracha 

Extras

Green onions

Sesame seeds

Crunchy fried onions

Soy sauce

Wasabi

Directions

Cook cauliflower rice in microwave for 1 minute. Stir in rice vinegar and cook 1 more minute. The cauliflower should be softened but not soggy. Let cool then stir in the softened cream cheese. 

Place a nori sheet down, top with  heaping 1/2 cup of the cauliflower rice, and then top with cucumber slices, carrot shreds, and crab sticks. 

Roll up tightly, as you would for regular sushi. If you’re like me then it takes a few attempts to get it good and tight! If it is too loose then the filling will fall out when the roll is cut. 

Repeat until rice is used up. I got 5 rolls. 

Using a VERY sharp knife, slice each roll into 7 or 8 pieces.

Serve with the sriracha mayo sauce drizzled on top and your favorite toppings. I used green onion, sesame seeds, and crunchy fried onions. 

If not eating right away - these will keep, covered, in the fridge for a day. Any longer than that they get soggy. 

You could use avocado, prawns, salmon, bell pepper, mushrooms, even pork or chicken. Whatever your favorite low carb fillers might be! 

Be sure to use a sharp knife or the delicate nori will tear and the fillings will spill out. Still delicious but not as pretty. 

My first 2 rolls were pretty loose and I ended up using a fork to help eat them. My last 3 rolls were nice and tight so I was able to pick them up with chopsticks and they held together very well. 

According to MyFitnessPal, one serving (a roll is one serving so recipe above makes 5 servings) is: 

119 calories, 6.3 fat, 8.9 carbs, 3.1 fiber, and 6.4 protein. That’s 5.8 net carbs for a whole roll! 

FYI - nutritional counts include the sushi and sauce but not the extra toppings.