If you’re not a fan of sushi, or just want to try it in a totally different way, go for a little Soul Food Sushi. That’s right, combine your favorite soul food ingredients, but put them in sushi form. And it’s healthy for you! Using just about any soul food recipe, you can split it up into smaller portions and still have the same taste!
They’re not as different as you think. Both have rice, a protein and sauce. Check out one of our favorite recipes below:
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Ingredients:
1/4 cup tomato sauce (your favorite brand will do)
2 cups of dirty rice (ground beef, long grain rice, creole seasoning)
2 tbsps gorgonzola cheese crumbles
4 large leafs of collard greens (cooked, drained)
freshly ground pepper
kosher salt
Directions:
-Spread out each of the collard greens leaves flat, side by side
-Using about 1/2 cup of dirty rice on each of the leaves, spread out on each
-Roll each of the leaves up on a cinnamon-roll loaf style
-Cut each rolled loaf into one-inch sections
-Spread tomato sauce on top of each cut section
-Crumble gorgonzola cheese as a finish
Viola! Soul Food Sushi!
Here’s another soul food sushi dish you’ll love: