Basic California Roll

This is a classic California roll recipe, great for those who are just learning to make sushi. Serve as an appetizer or as part of a Japanese meal.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 352 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 4 sheets nori (dry seaweed)
• 1 avocado, sliced
• ½ cucumber
• 3 ½ ounces crab sticks, finely chopped
• 2 ½ cups cooked sushi rice
• 2 ½ tablespoons sesame seeds
• 4 teaspoons tobiko (flying fish roe)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Slice the ends off of the cucumber, then cut into quarters lengthwise. Thinly slice each quarter lengthwise to make spears.

Step 2

Stir chopped crab sticks and mayonnaise together in a small bowl.

Step 3

Lay 1 sheet of nori on a bamboo mat. Pat a thin, even layer of rice over the nori with wet hands, leaving a 1/3-inch edge at the bottom. Sprinkle rice with sesame seeds. Carefully flip over.

Step 4

Add 1 tablespoon of the crab mixture in a line across the sheet about 1/3 of the way from the top. Layer with 1 to 2 cucumber spears and 1 to 3 slices of avocado.

Step 5

Using the bamboo mat, roll the sheet tightly into a cylinder, starting at the top edge. Moisten the uncovered edge with water and finish rolling once you reached the bottom. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

Step 6

Slice each roll into 3/4-inch pieces. Garnish each piece with 1/8 teaspoon tobiko.