These meatless power wrap snacks are a popular vegan snack food—like a vegan slim jims. These Veggie Jim recipe is packed with flavor and nutrients.
Hi! This is Jill, Lex’s sister from Hawaii. I’ve been visiting Lex for the last week, helping out with the boys, and of course eating some fabulous food.
One of our experiments this week was a dehydrated snack we’re calling Veggie Jims. These nori power wraps are available at many natural food stores and sell for $1-2 each—we thought we could make them for a lot less! They are simply a tasty seed paste wrapped up in a nori sheet for easy transport on the go. Shaped like Slim Jims, these meatless power wrap snacks are quite popular among our vegan friends. We are calling ours Veggie Jims—and are they ever packed with flavor! Our paleo friends love them, too.
Flavorings for these are endless, we went for a classic vegan slim jim demonstrated by Matt and Angela. The cayenne gives these in awesome kick!
Ingredients
- About 12 NORI SHEETS, cut into thirds lengthwise
- 12 ounces raw SUNFLOWER SEEDS
- 8 ounces raw PUMPKIN SEEDS
- 1 cup WATER (more as needed)
- 2 red BELL PEPPERS
- 1 tablespoon raw grated BEET*
- 4 minced GARLIC CLOVES
- 6 tablespoons fresh LEMON JUICE
- 1 teaspoon SALT
- 2 teaspoons ONION POWDER
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon CAYENNE PEPPER (or to taste)
Instructions
- Whirl seeds in a high-powered blender or food processor to a fine meal. Remove and set aside.
- Add remaining ingredients (except for nori sheets) and blend/process until smooth.
- Add the seed mixture back in and blend/process to a smooth, spreadable, paste-like consistency (add a tablespoon of water at a time as needed to aid in blending/processing).
- Avoid over salting so they don't end up too salty after being dehydrated.
- Transfer to a large zip top bag, squish paste down into one corner, and snip off the corner to pipe out a 1/4 to 1/2-inch thickness.
- Lay a strip of nori (shiny side down) onto a sheet of parchment. This was the only tricky, slightly time consuming part. Lightly spritz (we used a spray bottle) the nori sheet with water. Then pipe the filling down the center of the nori sheet. Take your time and try to ensure an even filling.
- Roll nori around filling and seal edges with another spritz of water if needed.
- Arrange Veggie Jims on dehydrator trays and dehydrate over night or until firm and dried out—about like a Slim Jim meat stick. They are super yummy warm out of the dehydrator!
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Be warned, the paste looks pretty gross (that's the pink from the beet). We promise, no pink slime or spam was involved in the making of these vegan snacks. Oh and we got over-ambitious in the "piping it on" shot below. Just aim for 1/4-1/2 inch strip of paste.
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42 comments
Cool! And just thought I'd point out a weird coincidence, my name is Lexi (well technically Alexis but friends and fam call me Lexi and my sister's name is Jill! And she used to live in Hawaii … so pretty cool. I just found your blog yesterday and am excited to follow as my boys have many food sensitivities and I am always looking for new recipes. Thank you!
How CREATIVE, ladies!! This is definitely going on the must make list!
Hugs,
Megan
Love this idea! Definitely gonna give it a try. I'm always looking for tasty, creative snacks. Thx for sharing!
Ladies … if you have a palette for healthy/tasty/vegan/nori, I think you will LOVE these. We made a batch (30 sticks) 4 days ago and they are gone!
xoLexie
Lexi … should I ask what your last name is, ha!
Coincidence for sure!! So glad you found our kitchen. xoLexie
I think you've just convinced me to buy a dehydrator again!!
Ricki, I've been contemplating trying these in the oven … lowest setting of course. I'll let you know if they turn out. xoLexie
So awesome! I just made something similar, in cracker form, from the raw food book "Rejuvenate Your Life" By Serene Allison. So yummy! And I'm not a big fan of nori. Definitely going to try these
I love how easy and portable these are! and the Italian one with the sun-dried tomatoes has my name on it
Mandie … yes, so very portable, if they last long enough to take anywhere, ha! xoLexie
Hi Jill and Lexie! I am in LOVE with these wraps!! I love nori and I'm crazy about your filling. Beet too??? Wow! I will be making these this weekend!
Lexi, I'd love for you to link them up to Raw Foods Thursdays. Yesterday's link is still open. Please stop by!
http://www.glutenfreecat.com/2013/05/raw-foods-thursdays-51613/
Hope you are well!
Heather
I just found your blog, and I can't wait to read more recipes!! Quick question about this one though (I'm from Hawaii, btw), can you recommend something else in place of the bell pepper? I can't eat nightshades
Cabbage maybe?
Will do Heather! Thanks for the heads up.
Rachel – Hmmmm, I think most any veggie you'd want to add would work just fine. The bell pepper does add a certain flavor … almost cheesy. I even considered zucchini … but it probably would contribute much in the way of flavor. Can you do nutritional yeast? That might add a little zip when the bell pepper is removed. Let me know if you try something.
ALOHA xoLexie
ha! i love this! very creative
These look great! Just shared on my Facebook page. I am going to have to try these one rainy day.
i am making this now. and the wrapping process was very easy when you spritz it. what temp do you put your dehydrator on? you didn't specify. i have it set 1t 115º.
can't wait to try it!
Hi Dawn, I did not specify as some folks like to dehydrate longer for a "raw" result. Others want it done quicker so crank it up. For raw typically between 105F/41C and 115F/46C. If you are not concerned with the result being technically "raw" then any higher temp is fine. The higher the temp, the quicker they will dehydrate. Hope that helps
xoLexi
I can't wait to try these but do not have a dehydrator. My oven's lowest setting is 170F. How long would I cook them for?
They look really great! I’ve always been a bit cautious about Nori, I know there is no gluten listed in the ingredients (at least the brands Ive seen) but I didn’t know if there was a safe brand out there, which one did you use?
I think nori is relatively safe
I buy mine at our Asian grocer. Waaaayyyy cheaper than getting it at Kroger or the like. Hope that helps. xoLexie
They look really great! I’ve always been a bit cautious about Nori, I know there is no gluten listed in the ingredients (at least the brands Ive seen) but I didn’t know if there was a safe brand out there, which one did you use?
They look really great! I’ve always been a bit cautious about Nori, I know there is no gluten listed in the ingredients (at least the brands Ive seen) but I didn’t know if there was a safe brand out there, which one did you use?
They look really great! I’ve always been a bit cautious about Nori, I know there is no gluten listed in the ingredients (at least the brands Ive seen) but I didn’t know if there was a safe brand out there, which one did you use?
They look really great! I’ve always been a bit cautious about Nori, I know there is no gluten listed in the ingredients (at least the brands Ive seen) but I didn’t know if there was a safe brand out there, which one did you use?
They look really great! I’ve always been a bit cautious about Nori, I know there is no gluten listed in the ingredients (at least the brands Ive seen) but I didn’t know if there was a safe brand out there, which one did you use?
They look really great! I’ve always been a bit cautious about Nori, I know there is no gluten listed in the ingredients (at least the brands Ive seen) but I didn’t know if there was a safe brand out there, which one did you use?
They look really great! I’ve always been a bit cautious about Nori, I know there is no gluten listed in the ingredients (at least the brands Ive seen) but I didn’t know if there was a safe brand out there, which one did you use?
They look really great! I’ve always been a bit cautious about Nori, I know there is no gluten listed in the ingredients (at least the brands Ive seen) but I didn’t know if there was a safe brand out there, which one did you use?
They look really great! I’ve always been a bit cautious about Nori, I know there is no gluten listed in the ingredients (at least the brands Ive seen) but I didn’t know if there was a safe brand out there, which one did you use?
They look really great! I’ve always been a bit cautious about Nori, I know there is no gluten listed in the ingredients (at least the brands Ive seen) but I didn’t know if there was a safe brand out there, which one did you use?
Instead of Oz. measurements, can you post or edit the volume of the top seed ingredients? (Also, a sprouted volume vs. regular dry seed volume)
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This is amazingly innovative. I love it! I don’t have a dehydrator, though–is there a way to dry these out in the oven?
I think if your oven goes real low (like 170) you could try it. But then it won’t be “raw” … but good nonetheless.
Can you also use a warm oven? e.g. if you wanna dry tomatoes, you put them in a 100*Celcius oven for a couple of hours. would that work here, too? if not, why not?
I can’t wait to try these out… I work in a seaweed restaurant so I love to experiment with these things!
Hi Lara, it is worth a try for sure! Let me know how they turn out. Making them on the skinnier side vs. fatter side would probably really help
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I tried these out as they look great, however, going by the exact recipe they ended up tasting only like sunflower seeds. I couldn’t taste anything else. I measured the oz to the exact per my kitchen scale.
I’d recommend a lot less seeds and maybe more flavoring and other ingredients. I like that they didn’t end up tasting like seaweed as I’m not a fan. The wraps worked great for
texture. I also needed more time that mentioned for the dehydrator. A good start though for me to work up my own recipes for veg slim Jim’s.
Hi Denice, you need something to bulk up the inside. You could try any combination of soaked nuts/seeds you like. Have fun playing.
I’ve been craving these! Use to eat them all the time but my health food store closed. Looking forward to making them in the oven at 150°. Fingers crossed they turn out as chewy and delicious as I remember!
I hope they turned out for you Anna!
Thank you I LOVE this recipe, I am not vegan but think meat should be for special occasions only.
I substituted sundried tomatoes for the beetroot and did not add much water at all. I ‘sliced’ off bits of batter and placed on the nori sheets instead of piping, took a while but worked fine.
Do you think a sweet version with homemade jam, nuts and rice paper would work??