Recipe: Tasty California Rolls

California Rolls. A California roll is a fresh take on traditional Japanese rice rolls. Filled with avocado, crab, and cucumber, it's fresh and crunchy and makes a filling meal. You can use real or imitation crab.

On a rolling mat, place one sheet of nori with the rough side facing upwards. Wet your hands and grab a handful of rice and place it on the nori. Spread the rice evenly throughout the nori without mashing the rice down. You can have California Rolls using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of California Rolls

1. Prepare 360 ml of Sushi rice.
2. Prepare 8 slice of Nori (dried seaweed sheet).
3. You need 1 of Avocado.
4. It's 1 dash of Imitation crab meat sticks.
5. Prepare 1 of Toasted white sesame seeds.

Season rice with a pinch of sesame seeds, if using, then flip it over so the nori is facing upwards. California Rolls are the perfect place to start. No raw fish is required—just imitation crab—which is typical for this type of roll. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cover the pan.

California Rolls instructions

1. Prepare the sushi rice. While it's cooling, slice the avocado. Slice thinly to make 16 slices..
2. Lay a sheet of plastic wrap on a sushi mat. Place a sheet of nori on top and then cover with the sushi rice. Sprinkle on some toasted white sesame seeds..
3. Flip over the nori with the sushi rice. Place the avocado and imitation crab meat stick on top. Wrap it up to finish..

California roll is one of the most popular sushi recipes in the United States. It's a real Japanese sushi roll with sushi rice wrapped with nori (seaweed) and stuffed with cooked imitation crab meat (or real crab meat), cucumber and avocado. California Sushi Rolls This tastes as good as any restaurant or store-bought California roll. Plus, it's one of the easiest sushi recipes to make! For best results, do use the sushi rice to ensure the right sticky consistency.