Lunch: Toasted Nori & Brown Rice

The hardest thing about adopting a vegan diet is the lack of fast food options. I haven't really gone out for fast food since my senior year of high school, but as a college student/musician, it can be incredibly difficult to find food outside of my kitchen. I love this lunch combo because its delicious & a cinch to make.

Nori is the same seaweed found in your beloved sushi rolls. This sea vegetable comes in a pack of about 10 sheets, and it contains plenty of vitamins and minerals that your body craves.
I could eat this every day. The beauty about dishes like this is the endless possibility of combinations. Find what makes you happy. Go crazy!

Ingredients:

1-2 Toasted Nori sheet
1 cup of cooked brown rice
2 heaping tablespoons plain vegan cream cheese (the chives & garlic version also works)
Crushed red pepper, optional
1-2 tablespoons of Shoyu (gluten-free soy sauce, found in the Asian Food aisle)

Combo Ideas:

Cubed tofu
Alfalfa sprouts, sunflower greens or any micro greens you wish
Umeboshi plums (Japanese pickled plums that are extremely good for maintaining the alkalinity of your blood.)

Combine the rice, cream cheese, and Shoyu until well combined. If your nori isn't toasted, you can warm it up on the stove for a few seconds. It will turn a bit bright green. Roughly cut the nori with your hands and scoop spoonfuls of the rice onto to the nori. Yum!