Easy Vegan Nori Wraps

Easy Vegan Nori Wraps - These easy nori wraps make for a quick lunch! They're made with veggies and your favorite hummus. #vegan #plantbased #recipe https://pumpsandiron.com

These vegan nori wraps are easy to make and totally customizable. The general equation is: nori wraps + hummus + veggies = delicious lunch. I’m using the edamame hummus recipe I shared last week and going with carrots, cucumber, sprouts and avocado as my filling. Highly recommend this combo, but get creative!

I don’t add any other sauces because I find the hummus and avocado give me all the creamy texture I need, but you could always dip in soy sauce/wasabi or a peanut dipping sauce if you’re looking for a little something extra.

Easy Vegan Nori Wraps - These easy nori wraps make for a quick lunch! They're made with veggies and your favorite hummus. #vegan #plantbased #recipe https://pumpsandiron.com

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Nori Wrap Notes

  • They don’t store very long (at all). These are best enjoyed the same day you make them, as the nori will get soggy when stored in the refrigerator. I recommend making all the components of the nori wraps (cut your veggies, prepare your hummus) and storing those. That way you can quickly assemble a wrap when you want it without worrying about creating soggy leftovers.
  • You can enjoy these sushi-roll style as well. Once you have your roll, instead of cutting in half like a sandwich wrap, you can cut into 1 1/2-inch slices like a traditional sushi roll. You can even dip them in a little soy sauce and wasabi!

Easy Vegan Nori Wraps - These easy nori wraps make for a quick lunch! They're made with veggies and your favorite hummus. #vegan #plantbased #recipe https://pumpsandiron.com

Easy Vegan Nori Wraps - These easy nori wraps make for a quick lunch! They're made with veggies and your favorite hummus. #vegan #plantbased #recipe https://pumpsandiron.com

The backdrop I used to photograph these vegan nori wraps reminds me of elementary school picture day—anyone else?? All that’s missing is a gap-toothed eight-year-old wearing a headband and sitting on a stool with her arms crossed in her lap (lol).

These wraps aren’t quite that cute, but they sure are delicious—highly recommend making this week for an easy lunch or snack option.

xo Nicole

Seared Tofu Buddha Bowl with Tahini Dressing

Seared Tofu Buddha Bowl with Tahini Dressing - a delicious plant-based meal! You'll want to drizzle the tahini dressing on everything! #vegan #plantbased #recipe #foodblog https://pumpsandiron.com

My mom’s reaction to taste testing this seared tofu buddha bowl with tahini dressing: “This is the best meal I’ve had in months!” Her bar might be set a little low, so I don’t want to get you guys too excited, but it is a pretty damn good bowl. I think even my OG taste-tester, Joe—a.k.a the pickiest eater alive—would approve. And THE TAHINI DRESSING. I’m obsessed.

This is a recipe you can easily customize. You don’t have to use farro—pick your favorite grain or other base (rice, quinoa, lentils, etc.). You don’t have to use kale—pick your favorite green (spinach, arugula, no leafy green at all)! I went with carrots, avocado and green beans, but you can swap those out, too. Get creative! I think the stars of the show are the seared tofu and the tahini dressing, so just don’t toss those two out. 😉

Seared Tofu Buddha Bowl with Tahini Dressing - a delicious plant-based meal! You'll want to drizzle the tahini dressing on everything! #vegan #plantbased #recipe #foodblog https://pumpsandiron.com

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Seared Tofu Buddha Bowl with Tahini Dressing - a delicious plant-based meal! You'll want to drizzle the tahini dressing on everything! #vegan #plantbased #recipe #foodblog https://pumpsandiron.com

Even if you’re not trying to incorporate more plant-based meals into your diet, this recipe is a keeper. The flavor combo of the marinated tofu with the tahini dressing is so good, and definitely busts the stereotype of vegan food being bland. The dressing would be delicious on other salads and wraps as well, so even if you don’t make the whole tofu buddha bowl, give the tahini dressing a try.

Seared Tofu Buddha Bowl with Tahini Dressing - a delicious plant-based meal! You'll want to drizzle the tahini dressing on everything! #vegan #plantbased #recipe #foodblog https://pumpsandiron.com

If you’re looking for more Buddha bowl recipes, I’d also bookmark/pin/save this maple roasted acorn squash bowl to make in the fall (it’s bursting with all your favorite seasonal flavors!).

Hope you all are enjoying a fun weekend! It’s Day 12 of Vineyard living for me and there’s not a sign of missing Boston in sight. 😉 I’m getting a *ton* of work on the blog done (posts and boring behind-the-scenes stuff) but still have time for long lunch breaks at the beach so it’s safe to say I could definitely get used to this …

xo Nicole

Black Bean Tacos with Mango Salsa & Avocado Crema

Black Bean Tacos with Mango Salsa & Avocado Crema - These delicious (vegan) tacos will steal your heart! #vegan #plantbased #tacosA taco recipe on a day other than Tuesday. Yup. That’s right. I’m a rebel—a bad-to-the-bone outlaw with my middle fingers up, really sticking it to the man one artistically sprinkled chunk of tomato at a time. And now that we’ve established that, let’s talk about these vegan black bean tacos with mango salsa and avocado crema.

This recipe is inspired by a Purple Carrot meal I got a couple months ago. I liked it so much I’ve been putting my own twist on it weekly and am excited to share it all with you! It’s vegan and if you use corn tortillas (which I recommend), gluten-free as well. The black bean tacos are cooked crispy on the stovetop and then stuffed with delicious mango salsa and topped with an avocado crema

Black Bean Tacos with Mango Salsa & Avocado Crema - These delicious (vegan) tacos will steal your heart! #vegan #plantbased #tacos

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Black Bean Tacos with Mango Salsa & Avocado Crema - These delicious (vegan) tacos will steal your heart! #vegan #plantbased #tacos

One thing to note is that I typically make these with corn tortillas (as specified in the above recipe) but when I made these to photograph, the grocery store only had white corn and wheat blended tortillas. So if yours look slightly different visually from these, that’s why. And if you, too, can’t find 100% corn tortillas, I can confirm that corn and wheat ones work juuuust fine. 🙂Black Bean Tacos with Mango Salsa & Avocado Crema - These delicious (vegan) tacos will steal your heart! #vegan #plantbased #tacos

Hope you enjoy your Sunday and the last bit of the weekend!

xo Nicole