Dinner for 2

California Sushi Rolls

Name: California Sushi Rolls
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups japanese short or medium grain rice; 2 1/2 cups cold water; 5 tbsp sushi vinegar; 4 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tsp salt; 1/2 lb imitation crab meat; 1 avocado; 1/2 cucumber; toasted nori seaweed; toasted sesame seeds; soy sauce; wasabi paste or wasabi powder

$19.46for 480 minServes 2

Seasoned sushi rice surrounds imitation crab, avocado, and cucumber, then rolls inside toasted nori sheets.

Photo: natashaskitchen.com

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Rice, 13 oz$0.08/oz typical	13 oz	$1.04Typical price
	Tuna steak, 0.5 lb$11.99/lb typical	0.5 lb	$6.00Typical price
	Avocados, 1$1.29 each typical	1	$1.29Typical price
	Cucumbers, 0.5$0.89 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 0.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.35Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.73

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Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

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80 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings (the source says 9, which counts pieces)
$$$typical cost tier

American Dairy-free Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$4.87 per serving$19.46 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cups japanese short or medium grain rice
2 1/2 cups cold water
5 tbsp sushi vinegar
4 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1/2 lb imitation crab meat
1 avocado
1/2 cucumber
toasted nori seaweed
toasted sesame seeds
soy sauce
wasabi paste or wasabi powder

Steps

Rinse the rice until the water runs mostly clear.
Combine the rice and cold water in a covered pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
Rest the covered rice for 10 minutes, then fold in the sushi vinegar, rice vinegar, sugar, and salt.
Slice the imitation crab, avocado, and cucumber into thin strips.
Place nori on a rolling mat, spread on rice, and add crab, avocado, cucumber, and sesame seeds.
Roll each sheet tightly and slice into pieces.
Serve the rolls with soy sauce and wasabi.

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