Description
A delicious Avocado Roll recipe that has real, simple ingredients and easily made right in your own kitchen!
Ingredients
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Sushi Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups sushi rice, cooked
- 4 nori sheets
- 1–2 avocados, sliced
- 1–2 carrots, julienned
- 1 cucumber, julienned
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- optional: spicy mayo
- serving suggestion: soy sauce or tamari for dipping, wasabi, pickled ginger
Tools Needed:
- bamboo rolling mat
- parchment paper
Instructions
- Sushi Rice Recipe: Prepare sushi rice and let cool to room temperature – cover with a damp kitchen towel – while you prepare the fillings.
- Filling ingredients: Use a sharp knife to prepare all of the filling ingredients.
- Nori Sheet + Rice: place a bamboo rolling mat down flat, a large piece of parchment paper on top, and then a nori sheet on top of that (shiny side down). Using the back of a spoon, spread approx. 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons of sushi rice across the nori sheet leaving the top inch or so empty. The rice should be pretty flattened.
- Add Fillings: Place the filling ingredients across the nori sheet on the side closest to you (not the side where there isn’t rice). Don’t go too crazy with amount of fillings or it will end up popping out the ends.
- Roll It Up: Using both hands, pick up the edge of the nori sheet closest to you and fold over the filling ingredients; tucking the nori sheet around the avocado and veggies. Pick up the bamboo sheet and fold that over too (but don’t tuck all the way around – you don’t want the bamboo mat to get stuck inside the roll). Squeeze fairly firmly around the sushi roll, pull the bamboo sheet away from your body and roll the sushi. Pull away from your body again with the bamboo sheet, then stop and squeeze again. Continue doing this until you have a fully formed sushi roll.
- Cut: Using a very sharp knife, cut the roll into 1 inch thick pieces.
- Continue Process: Create 3 more rolls using the same technique – see notes below for instructions on an Inside Out Roll (where the rice is on the outside of the roll instead of on the inside).
- Optional: Top with a dollop or drizzle of spicy mayo to add some extra flavor.
- Serve: Enjoy with soy sauce, wasabi, and/or pickled ginger.
Notes
- Inside Out Roll: Place a bamboo sheet down and a piece of parchment paper on top. Place nori sheet on top of the parchment, shiny side down. Cover with rice leaving the top inch empty. Flip the entire seaweed sheet over, so the rice is down on the parchment paper and the section without rice is closest to you. Place the fillings on top of the side closest to you. Lift the edge of the nori sheet closest to you and tuck around the avocado and veggies. Lift up the bamboo mat and fold over as well. Start pulling the bamboo mat and parchment paper away from your body as the nori sheet rolls around the ingredients. Then stop and apply gentle pressure to create a roll. Continue pulling/rolling with the bamboo mat and then apply pressure until you have a fully formed sushi roll. Cut into 1 inch pieces with a very sharp knife.
- Instant Pot Sushi Rice: we also have an easy tutorial on how to make sushi rice right in your Instant Pot. It’s super quick and easy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 avocado roll
- Calories: 522
- Sugar: 2.1 g
- Sodium: 28.3 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Carbohydrates: 106.1 g
- Fiber: 3.4 g
- Protein: 9.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg