California Roll


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Dip your hands in cold water before you spread the rice onto the nori with your hands. This will help prevent rice from sticking to your hands.

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bento
sushi
Asian
Japanese

Yield:

4.0 rolls

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December 10, 2009

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Ingredients

4 cups sushi rice
4 sheets of nori (dried seaweed)
1 avocado
3/4 cup crab meat
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

1
Wrap a bamboo rolling mat with plastic wrap.
2
Slice avocado flesh into strips. Combine crab, mayonnaise, and salt in a bowl.
3
Put a sheet of dried seaweed on top of the mat.
4
Spread sushi rice on top of the seaweed and press firmly. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the sushi rice.
5
Turn the sushi layer over so that the seaweed is on top.
6
Place avocado and crab lengthwise on the seaweed.
7
Roll the bamboo mat forward, pressing the ingredients inside into a cylinder-shaped sushi.
8
Press the length of the sushi firmly from all sides, then remove the rolled sushi.
9
Slice the sushi roll into bite-size pieces.

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