California Rolls

Name: California Rolls
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 12 medium prawns, peeled and deveined or 1 cup cooked crab meat; 12 medium prawns, peeled and deveined or 1 cup cooked crab meat; 1 large avocado; Juice from half a lemon; 4 sheets nori, toasted; 600 g (4 cups) cooked Sushi Rice; 8 lettuce leaves, coarsely cut; 3 tablespoons Homemade Japanese Mayonnaise mixed with 1 teaspoon wasabi paste; 3 tablespoons Homemade Japanese Mayonnaise mixed with 1 teaspoon wasabi paste; 3 tablespoons Pickled Ginger; 3 tablespoons salmon roe; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Preparation info

Makes
32
slices

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Quick & Easy Sushi and Sashimi (Periplus Mini Cookbook Series)

By Susie Donald

Published 2013

About

Ingredients

12 medium prawns, peeled and deveined or 1 cup cooked crab meat
1 large avocado

Asia
United States
Japan
California
Fish course
Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Poach the prawns and set aside to cool.
Cut the avocado in half lengthwise. Remove the flesh and cut into strips about 1 cm (½ in) thick, keeping the pieces as long as possible. Drizzle with the lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
To make the rolls, follow the directions for rolling sushi. Place 2 lettuce leaves do