Description
Delightful California Rolls packed with creamy crab and crisp veggies, all wrapped in tender sushi rice and seaweed.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups cooked sushi rice
- 1 pound imitation crab
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (optional to taste)
- 4 sheets roasted seaweed
- Avocado slices (optional)
- Cucumber sticks (optional)
Instructions
- In a small saucepan over high heat, whisk together the rice vinegar, sugar, and salt until the sugar dissolves. Fold this into your sushi rice while the rice is still warm.
- Add the imitation crab to a food processor and blend until finely minced. Transfer to a medium bowl along with the rest of the filling ingredients. Mix well.
- Place a sheet of seaweed (shiny side down) on a bamboo mat. Spread 1 cup of rice evenly on the seaweed, except 1 inch at the top.
- Scoop some crab filling and shape it into a 1-inch wide log across the middle of the rice. Add avocado and cucumbers.
- Start rolling from the bottom side, maintaining a firm pressure on the mat. Right before you reach the end, lightly wet the edge of the seaweed with some water. Roll over the edge and place the roll seam-side down.
- Wet your knife with water and cut into slices.
Notes
Serve California Rolls fresh, garnished with pickled ginger, wasabi, or soy sauce. Best enjoyed within a day if refrigerated.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 25mg