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California Roll Bowls

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These California Roll Bowls have all the flavor of your favorite sushi roll—without the fuss of rolling! Packed with crab (or imitation crab), avocado, cucumber, and sushi rice, then drizzled with a creamy spicy mayo and topped with sesame seeds and nori. Fresh, simple, and ready in 20 minutes!

Ingredients

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For the Bowls:

  • 1 cup sushi rice (or jasmine rice), cooked and cooled

  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar

  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup imitation crab (or real crab meat), chopped

  • 1/2 avocado, sliced or diced

  • 1/2 cucumber, diced or julienned

  • 1/4 cup shredded carrots (optional)

  • 2 tablespoons green onions, chopped

  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

  • 1 sheet nori, cut into thin strips or crushed (optional)

For the Spicy Mayo:

  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise

  • 12 teaspoons sriracha (adjust to taste)

  • 1 teaspoon lime juice or rice vinegar

Instructions

  1. Prepare the Rice: While rice is still warm, stir in rice vinegar, sugar, and salt. Let it cool slightly.

  2. Make the Spicy Mayo: In a small bowl, mix mayo, sriracha, and lime juice until smooth. Set aside.

  3. Assemble the Bowls: Divide rice between 2 bowls. Top with crab, avocado, cucumber, carrots, and green onions.

  4. Drizzle spicy mayo over the top and sprinkle with sesame seeds and nori strips.

  5. Serve immediately and enjoy with chopsticks or a fork!

 


Notes

  • Want to go low-carb? Swap rice for cauliflower rice.

  • Add pickled ginger or a splash of soy sauce for extra sushi vibes.

 

  • These bowls are great for meal prep—just keep the avocado and mayo separate until ready to eat.