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California roll bowls are deconstructed California sushi rolls served in a bowl for an easy meal. Crab meat, cucumbers, nori, and avocado are served over rice – everything you love about a California roll but turned into a bowl!
California sushi rolls may not be authentic Japanese sushi, but they are delicious. I love the simple combination of crab, avocado, and cucumbers. They also taste great in sushi rice bowl form. You get all the flavors of the roll without having to deal with making them into sushi rolls which is messy and time-consuming.
Ingredients
- Rice
- Seasoned rice vinegar
- Avocado
- Crab meat
- Cucumbers
- Sesame seeds
- Nori sheet
- Scallions or green onions
- Sriracha mayonnaise
Rice:You can use cooked sushi rice, regular white rice, brown rice, or cauliflower rice for these bowls. I like cauliflower rice to keep it low-carb and less heavy, so I’ve included instructions for cooking it if you opt to use it instead of rice.
Rice vinegar:This is used to season the rice similar to regular Californian sushi rolls. Make sure to use seasoned rice vinegar and not regular rice vinegar. Seasoned rice vinegar is less acidic and sweeter than regular rice vinegar and is used to make sushi rice.
Crab:You can use regular crab meat or imitation crab meat which is a lot less expensive.
Sesame seeds:I like to use a mix of black sesame seeds and white sesame seeds. They each add different flavors to the bowl, so I definitely recommend adding both.
Nori sheet:I wanted to keep the taste of nori in these bowls, so I shredded the sheets into small pieces to mix into the bowls.
Siracha mayo:I like to garnish the bowls with a simple sauce made with mayo and sriracha. It adds a kick of heat.
Recipe Tips
The only thing you have to cook is the cauliflower rice (or other type of rice you’re using). I like to steam the cauliflower rice.
Once you have that, you can assemble the bowls. Just layer the ingredients over the rice. If you are preparing these bowls in advance, make sure to real the meal prep tips in the next section.
Since you don’t have to roll anything for this recipe, you can easily adjust the amounts of the ingredients to your tastes. Serving it in a bowl is so much easier.
Meal Prep Tips
California roll bowls are perfect for meal prep since there is no raw fish. The imitation crab meat is made of cooked fish.
If you want to meal prep, I recommend using cauliflower rice. Sushi rice usually needs to be consumed right away as it does not store or reheat well, but cauliflower rice tastes just as good the next day.
I also recommend waiting to add the nori and the avocado. The nori will get soggy, and the avocado will brown. So wait to add those until you are ready to eat a bowl.
More Bowl Recipes
- Poke Bowls
- Spicy Tuna Bowls
- Avocado Buddha Bowls
- Korean Bibimbap Bowls
- Korean Beef Bowls
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California Sushi Roll Bowls with Cauliflower Rice Meal Prep
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: American
Deconstructed California sushi roll is served with cauliflower sushi rice for an easy meal that can be used for weekly meal prep.
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Ingredients
- 4 cups cauliflower rice
- 2 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 large avocado pitted, peeled and thinly sliced
- 12 oz imitation crab meat can substitute with real crab meat
- 2 persian cucumbers thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp toasted black sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp toasted white sesame seeds
- 1 nori sheet shredded into small pieces
- 2 green scallions thinly sliced
sriracha mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3-4 tsp sriracha sauce
Instructions
In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise and sriracha sauce until evenly mixed. Set aside.
Steam cauliflower rice until tender. While rice is still hot, drizzle with rice vinegar and mix vinegar into the rice. Taste and add more vinegar if needed.
Add 1 cup of cauliflower sushi rice to each meal prep container
Add 3 ounces of crab meat to each bowl. Divide cucumbers and avocados evenly amongst the bowls. Garnish with black and white sesame seeds. Garnish with scallions. Drizzle with sriracha sauce. Keep bowls stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. Right before eating, add shredded nori to bowl. You do not want to add the nori ahead of time because it will soften almost immediately.
Notes
- Make sure to use seasoned rice vinegar and not regular rice vinegar. Seasoned rice vinegar is less acidic and sweeter than regular rice vinegar and is used to make sushi rice.
- I usedPakkon round meal prep containers.*
- If you are on a keto or other type of restrictive low carb diet, use real crab meat instead of imitation crab. Most of the carbs in this bowl are from the imitation crab meat which has approximately 13 carbs per serving.
*Some of the product links contained in this post are affiliate links. Much like referral codes, this means I earn a small commission if you purchase a product I referred (at no extra charge to you).
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25of recipe, Calories: 312kcal, Carbohydrates: 25.3g, Protein: 9.9g, Fat: 18.1g, Saturated Fat: 2.8g, Sodium: 660.3mg, Fiber: 6.5g, Sugar: 8.4g, NET CARBS: 19
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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