Avocado Sushi Roll
This easy recipe for avocado sushi rolls is made at home with simple ingredients like avocado, nori sheets, and sushi rice. Learn how to make delicious and healthy vegan sushi rolls on a bamboo mat in under 30 minutes!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 345kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Sushi Wrap & Filling
- 2 avocados sliced
- 6 nori sheets
Sushi Rice
- 3 cups sushi rice
- 3½ cup water
- 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
To Prepare The Sushi Rice
- Place the rice into a strainer and wash under cold running water until the water becomes clear.
- Transfer the rice to a pot with the 3½ cups of water. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, stir, cover and cook on a low heat for 10-15 minutes or until the water has been absorbed and the rice is soft.
- While the rice is still hot add the vinegar, sugar and salt and gently stir through the rice.
- Spread the rice in an even layer on a baking tray to cool.
To Make The Avocado Sushi
- Lay a sushi mat on a flat surface with the bamboo sticks running horizontally.
- Next, place a nori sheet with the shiny side down on top of the sushi mat.
- Spread ½ - ⅔ cup of cooked rice over the nori sheet in an even layer, leaving about a ½ an inch of space at the edge furthest away from you.
- Arrange a layer of sliced avocado down the center of the rice.
- Take the edge of the sushi mat closest to you and begin to roll it over the avocado.
- Using your hands, tuck and roll the sushi firmly to form a long roll.
- Using a sharp serrated knife cut into 8 pieces.
- Repeat with remaining ingredients.
- Serve and enjoy immediately
Notes
- Be sure to use sushi rice to make sushi rolls (don't use any other rice!) Sushi rice, when cooked, is fluffy and sticks together well.
- Test the rice to make sure it is cooked through and is soft before adding the rice wine vinegar, sugar and salt.
- Allow the rice to cool before making the sushi rolls.
- Spread the cooled rice in an even layer over the nori sheet, leaving a space at the top of the nori sheet without rice.
- A thin layer of vegan mayo can be added to the avocado slices before rolling up.
- Roll the sushi rolls tightly to prevent the filling from falling out.
- It is best to enjoy the sushi rolls on the day that they are prepared however, you can store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Sushi rice can be cooked and prepared ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days before making sushi rolls.
Nutrition
Serving: 6pieces | Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 160mg | Potassium: 304mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g