Description
Enjoy the flavors of a traditional California roll in a convenient bowl form with this easy California Roll Sushi Bowl recipe. It’s fresh, flavorful, and perfect for sushi lovers!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups dry sushi rice or calrose rice
- 5 Tbsp rice vinegar
- divided
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup light mayonnaise or regular mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 Tbsp sriracha
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 10 oz imitation crab or lump crabmeat
- torn or chopped into small bite size pieces
- 1 1/2 cups diced English cucumber
- 3/4 cup roughly chopped matchstick carrots
- 1 nori sheet
- chopped or crumbled into small pieces (add more if you’d like)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp chopped pickled sushi ginger
- 1 large avocado
- peeled and diced
- Black and toasted sesame seeds
- for garnish
Instructions
- Rinse the sushi rice under cold water until the water runs clear, then drain.
- In a pot, combine the rinsed rice and 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes until the rice is cooked.
- While the rice is cooking, in a small bowl, mix together 3 Tbsp rice vinegar, sugar, and salt until dissolved.
- Once the rice is cooked, remove it from heat and let it sit covered for 10 minutes. Then, add the vinegar mixture and fluff the rice with a fork.
- In a separate bowl, combine mayonnaise and sriracha to make the spicy mayo.
- To serve, divide the sushi rice among bowls. Top with crab, cucumber, carrots, nori, sushi ginger, and avocado.
- Drizzle with soy sauce and a generous amount of spicy mayo. Sprinkle with sesame seeds for garnish.
Notes
Feel free to customize your bowl with additional toppings like scallions or sesame oil for added flavor.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Main Course
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Protein: 3 g
Keywords: California Roll, Sushi Bowls, Easy Recipe, Seafood, Healthy Eating