# Flower Gimbap

A decorative, flower-shaped Korean rice roll made with tofu, fresh vegetables, and seasoned rice, wrapped in nori.

- Servings: 1 roll
- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Dinner
- Diet: vegan
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 whole firm tofu block
- spinach, blanched
- yellow bell pepper, cut into sticks
- carrot, peeled into thin strips
- shiitake mushroom, sliced and cooked in soy-based glaze
- sushi rice, cooked and seasoned
- nori seaweed sheet
- cucumber, cut into sticks

## Instructions

1. Using a cylindrical press, extract small, uniform rods from the center of the firm tofu block.
2. Blanch the spinach in boiling water.
3. Prepare the vegetable fillings by cutting the yellow bell pepper into sticks and peeling the carrot into thin strips.
4. Sauté the sliced shiitake mushrooms in a pan with a soy-based glaze until tender.
5. Cook and season the sushi rice.
6. Cut nori sheets into smaller, rectangular sections suitable for rolling individual ingredient sticks.
7. Wrap each ingredient (tofu rods, cucumber, yellow pepper, carrot, spinach, mushrooms) separately in a piece of nori to create individual mini-rolls.
8. Spread a layer of seasoned sushi rice onto a larger full nori sheet.
9. Arrange the prepared mini-rolls onto the rice-covered nori sheet to form the center of the flower.
10. Roll the larger sheet tightly using a bamboo mat to enclose the mini-rolls.
11. Brush the outside of the finished roll with oil for a glossy finish.
12. Slice the roll into bite-sized rounds to reveal the flower pattern.

## Equipment

- cylindrical tofu press
- knife
- peeler
- pan
- rice cooker
- bamboo sushi mat
- pastry brush

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPLLuLBqF/
- Creator: veganbunnyelle
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/43046ad2-9b6c-4f88-a15c-831de5f30320
- Extracted: 2026-10-05

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