Mexican Sushi
Even kids aren't immune to the power of the internet. Ever since my daughter saw the Vegan Lunch Box blog, she's wanted me to post a photo of her lunch. Today she took this photo of her favorite lunch-box meal, which we call Mexican Sushi (because she wishes she had a mother who would get up at 5:30 and fix her sushi!)
We warm up some fat-free refried beans, heat a fat-free tortilla, and then spread the beans all over one side of the tortilla. Then we put a strip of black olives, grape tomato halves, and lettuce down the middle and roll it up, jelly roll style. I cut it into four pieces and pack them in a cheapy plastic container (see photo). E. says that these stay nice and soft and she doesn't need to heat them up (which she could do since she has access to a microwave).
Not shown: $4.00 butterfly lunch-box
posted by SusanV at 6:33 PM
5 Comments:
How cute is THAT!?
Lucky girl!
when i think of mexican sushi i think of the sole japanese restaurant in the lil' town i lived in in mexico...their version was rice rolled around thick slabs of cream cheese, rolled in seaweed, then battered and deep fried! served with an orange juice/soy sauce dipping sauce, japalenos on the side, of course.
i must admit, i like your version MUCH better!
Great idea! I take sushi in my own lunch at least twice a week (to my office). I am definitely going to try this "mexican" variation soon! I'm not sure why you'd have to get up at 5:30 to make sushi for her lunch, though. I just put the rice in my electric rice cooker before bed, then I wake up and spend about 5 minutes spreading it out on a sheet of nori and adding a spear of cucumber and a little avocado, and then i top with a little ground flax seed for added nutrients and roll it up! 5-10 minutes tops, which is great for me because I am definitely not a morning person! On busy mornings I make the whole thing the night before and it's almost as good as fresh.
Anonymous, I have to get up at 5:40 to get my daughter off to school, so making sushi would require me to get up at least by 5:30. Besides the fact that at that hour I'm stumbling around too tired to roll straight, I'm not willing to give up even 10 minutes of sleep!
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