Description
California Roll Sushi Bowls: A deconstructed, California roll-inspired bowl featuring crab, avocado, cucumber, and seasoned rice for a quick, healthy lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups cooked sushi rice
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1½ cups imitation crab sticks, shredded
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- ½ cup carrots, julienned
- 2 sheets nori, cut into thin strips
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp soy sauce (for serving)
- Optional toppings: spicy mayo (mayonnaise + sriracha), pickled ginger, wasabi
Instructions
- Prepare sushi rice by mixing warm rice with rice vinegar, sugar, and salt. Let cool slightly.
- In serving bowls, add a base of sushi rice.
- Top with crab, avocado, cucumber, and carrots.
- Garnish with nori strips, sesame seeds, and any optional toppings.
- Drizzle with soy sauce or spicy mayo before serving.
Notes
- Yields 4 bowls.
- You can substitute real crab for imitation crab if preferred.
- Let the rice cool slightly to prevent soggy bowls when assembling.
- Serve soy sauce on the side to control sodium and moisture.
- Spicy mayo is optional; mix mayonnaise with sriracha to taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes (for rice)
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Assemble
- Cuisine: Japanese-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (yields 4 servings)
- Calories: 328 kcal per serving
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 135 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
Keywords: California Roll Sushi Bowls, California roll bowl, deconstructed sushi, crab avocado cucumber bowl, sushi bowl with imitation crab