Ingredients

  • 2 cups hulled sunflower seeds
  • 8 green onions, green parts only, divided
  • 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 Tbs. Bragg Liquid Aminos
  • 4 cloves garlic (4 tsp.)
  • 6 small collard green leaves, plus more for serving
  • 8 sheets raw (untoasted) nori
  • 2 carrots, peeled and cut into thin strips
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into thin strips
  • 1 avocado, halved and thinly sliced
  • 1 8-oz. container daikon sprouts or sunflower sprouts
  • Raw brown sesame seeds for garnish, optional

Method

  • Place sunflower seeds in large bowl, cover with cold water, and soak 4 hours.
  • Rinse, and drain.
  • Transfer sunflower seeds to food processor, and add 2 green onions, cilantro, lemon juice, liquid aminos, garlic, and 1/4 cup water.
  • Puree until creamy.
  • Set aside.
  • Tear spines out of collard green leaves and cut to half the size of nori sheets.
  • Lay 1 nori sheet, rough side up, on cutting board.
  • Place collard leaf piece on nori sheet, covering half of sheet nearest you.
  • Spread 2 Tbs.
  • sunflower seed mixture on collard green with spatula.
  • Stack carrot strip, cucumber strip, avocado slice, green onion, and daikon sprouts in narrow line 1 inch from long edge of nori sheet.
  • Fold nori sheet over vegetables, and roll sheet away from you as tightly as possible.
  • Dab edge of nori sheet with water to seal and close.
  • Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  • Cut each roll into 6 bite-size pieces with serrated knife.
  • Arrange pieces on bed of collard greens, and sprinkle with sesame seeds, if desired.