California Roll

Name: California Roll
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted, and sliced into 1/4-inch thick pieces; 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into matchstick-size pieces; 1 Juice lemon; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 4 sheets nori; 8 servings Pickled ginger, for serving; 2 Tbsps rice vinegar; 50 grams sesame seeds, toasted; 400 grams sushi or short grain rice; 8 servings Soy sauce, for serving; 2 Tbsps sugar; 8 servings Wasabi, for serving; 473 milliliters water, plus extra for rinsing rice; 4 crabsticks, torn into pieces; 4 crabsticks, torn into pieces

Californi A mixture of kosher salt, crabsticks, rice vinegar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: California Tri-Tip, Santa Maria Style, California Wild Rice & Beef Cabbage Wrap With Crunchy Ricotta Cheese, and Delightful Filled Pumpkin Roll.

Instructions

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Squeeze the lemon juice over the avocado to prevent browning.

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Lemon Juice

Avocado

Cover a bamboo rolling mat with plastic wrap.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Cut nori sheets in half crosswise.

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Nori

Lay 1 sheet of nori, shiny side down, on the plastic covered mat. Wet your fingers with water and spread about 1/2 cup of the rice evenly onto the nori.

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Spread

Water

Nori

Rice

Sprinkle the rice with sesame seeds. Turn the sheet of nori over so that the rice side is down.

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Sesame Seeds

Nori

Rice

Place 1/8 of the cucumber, avocado and crab sticks in the center of the sheet. Grab the edge of the mat closest to you, keeping the fillings in place with your fingers, and roll it into a tight cylinder, using the mat to shape the cylinder. Pull away the mat and set aside. Cover with a damp cloth. Repeat until all of the rice has been used.

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Cucumber

Avocado

Crab

Rice

Roll

Cut each roll into 6 pieces.

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Roll

Serve with pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce.

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Pickled Ginger

Soy Sauce

Wasabi

Place the rice into a mixing bowl and cover with cool water. Swirl the rice in the water, pour off and repeat 2 to 3 times or until the water is clear.

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Water

Rice

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Mixing Bowl

Place the rice and 2 cups of water into a medium saucepan and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, uncovered. Once it begins to boil, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cover. Cook for 15 minutes.

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Water

Rice

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.

Combine the rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a small bowl and heat in the microwave on high for 30 to 45 seconds.

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Rice Vinegar

Sugar

Salt

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Microwave

Bowl

Transfer the rice into a large wooden or glass mixing bowl and add the vinegar mixture. Fold thoroughly to combine and coat each grain of rice with the mixture. Allow to cool to room temperature before using to make sushi or sashimi.

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Vinegar