Best 7 California Roll Salad Recipes

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**California Roll Salad: A Culinary Fusion of Freshness and Flavor**

Indulge in a culinary adventure with California Roll Salad, a vibrant fusion of flavors and textures inspired by the iconic California Roll. This tantalizing salad offers a symphony of crisp vegetables, succulent seafood, and creamy avocado, all harmoniously united by a tangy and refreshing dressing.

Dive into the delightful crunch of cucumber, the subtle sweetness of bell pepper, and the earthy notes of carrots, providing a textural contrast to the tender, flaky crab meat and the velvety softness of avocado. Each bite unveils a burst of umami from the crab and a hint of salty brine from the seaweed, perfectly balanced by the creamy richness of avocado.

The dressing, a harmonious blend of mayonnaise, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and a touch of Dijon mustard, adds a tangy and slightly sweet dimension to the salad. The nutty flavor of sesame seeds adds a final layer of complexity, creating a dressing that both complements and enhances the natural flavors of the salad ingredients.

Whether served as a light lunch, a refreshing side dish, or a vibrant appetizer, California Roll Salad is sure to impress with its vibrant colors, tantalizing flavors, and healthy appeal.

**Additional Recipe Variations:**

- **Vegan California Roll Salad:** For a plant-based alternative, substitute crumbled tofu or tempeh for the crab meat and use vegan mayonnaise in the dressing.

- **Spicy California Roll Salad:** Add a touch of heat with a drizzle of Sriracha or chili oil, or incorporate diced jalapeños or cayenne pepper into the dressing.

- **Avocado-Free California Roll Salad:** For those with avocado allergies or preferences, replace the avocado with diced mango or papaya for a tropical twist.

- **Quinoa California Roll Salad:** Transform this salad into a hearty main course by adding cooked quinoa for an extra boost of protein and fiber.

- **California Roll Salad Bowl:** Serve the salad over a bed of mixed greens or brown rice for a complete and satisfying meal.

With its endless variations and customizable ingredients, California Roll Salad is a versatile dish that caters to diverse dietary preferences and culinary adventures.

Let's cook with our recipes!

CALIFORNIA ROLL SUSHI SALAD



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If you like California rolls but don't want to go through the trouble of rolling your own sushi, this recipe is for you.

Provided by Nicole Berger

Categories     Salad     Seafood Salad Recipes     Crab Salad Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup water
½ cup uncooked short-grain white rice
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons pickled ginger, with juice
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoons wasabi powder, or to taste
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 cups shredded imitation crabmeat
1 avocado, cubed
½ English cucumber, cut into 1-inch strips
3 sheets nori, crumbled

Steps:

  • Bring water and rice to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Let cool, about 15 minutes.
  • Stir rice wine vinegar, pickled ginger juice, mayonnaise, soy sauce, sugar, wasabi powder, and sesame oil together in a bowl. Pour over cooled rice; mix to coat and break up clumps.
  • Dice pickled ginger. Fold ginger, crabmeat, avocado, cucumber, and nori gently into rice. Chill until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 637 calories, Carbohydrate 88.5 g, Cholesterol 36.6 mg, Fat 23.8 g, Fiber 10.2 g, Protein 19.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 2039 mg, Sugar 21.2 g

EASY CALIFORNIA ROLL SUSHI SALAD



Easy California Roll Sushi Salad image

I created this yummy salad because I love sushi, but have neither the equipment nor the patience to make sushi rolls. For the best sushi rice, a rice cooker is a necessity. This recipe can be easily adapted to reflect your own favorite variety of sushi.

Provided by Lisa Puma

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian

Time 50m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 ½ cups sushi rice, or Japanese short-grain white rice
2 cups water
½ cup rice wine vinegar
¼ cup sugar
⅛ cup sake
12 ounces imitation crabmeat, flaked
1 cup seeded and chopped cucumber
1 avocado, chopped
1 tablespoon soy sauce, or to taste

Steps:

  • Rinse rice in a strainer under cold water until water runs clear. Transfer rice to a medium saucepan, add 3 cups water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook under rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, combine rice wine vinegar, sugar, and sake in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until sugar is completely dissolved, about 1 minute.
  • Place cooked rice in a large bowl. Stir in vinegar mixture until well combined and let sit for 2 minutes. Stir again. Add imitation crabmeat, cucumber, and chopped avocado; mix well. Use soy sauce to season individual portions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 491.2 calories, Carbohydrate 89.8 g, Cholesterol 17 mg, Fat 8.2 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 12.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 948.7 mg, Sugar 19.1 g

"CALIFORNIA ROLL" SALAD



Categories     Salad     Ginger     Rice     Vegetable     Side     Vegetarian     Horseradish     Carrot     Summer     Gourmet

Yield Serves 6 to 8 as a side dish

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons rice vinegar* (not seasoned)
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon sesame seeds (preferably unhulled*)
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons finely chopped pickled ginger*
4 scallions, cut lengthwise into thin 1-inch strips (about 3/4 cup)
1/2 cup finely shredded carrot
1 large seedless cucumber (about 1 pound), quartered lengthwise, cored, and
2 sheets nori (paper-thin sheets of dried seaweed)*
1 avocado (preferably California)
1/4 pound surimi (mock crab legs) if desired, sliced thin
For dressing
2 teaspoons wasabi (Japanese green horseradish) powder*
1 tablespoon hot water
2 tablespoons cold water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons ginger juice (squeezed from freshly grated gingerroot)
*available at Asian markets, natural foods stores, and some supermarkets

Steps:

  • Into a large saucepan of salted boiling water stir rice and boil 10 minutes. Drain rice in a colander and rinse. Set colander over a kettle of boiling water (rice should not touch water) and steam rice, covered with a kitchen towel and lid, until fluffy and dry, 10 to 15 minutes (check water level in kettle occasionally, adding water if necessary).
  • While rice is steaming, in a small saucepan bring 1/4 cup vinegar to a boil with sugar and salt, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and remove from heat. In a dry small skillet toast sesame seeds over moderate heat, stirring, until golden and fragrant and transfer to a small bowl.
  • Transfer rice to a large bowl and stir in vinegar mixture. Cool rice and stir in sesame seeds, remaining 3 tablespoons vinegar, oil, ginger, scallions, carrot, and cucumber. Salad may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring salad to room temperature before proceeding.
  • Dry-roast nori, 1 sheet at a time, directly above moderate heat (gas or electric burner), holding it at opposite corners and moving it back and forth, until it turns bright green, 30 seconds to 1 minute. With scissors cut nori into thin 2-inch-long strips.
  • Peel and pit avocado. Quarter avoado and cut crosswise into thin slices. Add avocado to salad with surmimi if using and two thirds of nori strips and toss well.
  • Make dressing:
  • In a small bowl stir wasabi powder into hot water and stir in cold water, soy sauce, and ginger juice.
  • Serve salad sprinkled with remaining nori strips and drizzled with dressing.

CALIFORNIA ROLL SALAD



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A delicious, light, spicy salad, excellent for summer cooking! A perfect side to any grilled Asian-style dishes. Wasabi paste may be used instead of the powder if it is more convenient. If you discover you have made the dressing too spicy, adjust by adding more mayonnaise.

Provided by TARA LYON

Categories     Salad     Seafood Salad Recipes     Crab Salad Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

½ cup uncooked white rice
1 cup water
1 small head iceberg lettuce, shredded
1 English cucumber, cut into 1 inch strips
2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and cubed
2 cups shredded imitation crabmeat
2 teaspoons wasabi powder, or to taste
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon soy sauce
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Steps:

  • Place rice and water in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. Set aside to cool.
  • In a large serving bowl, toss together the lettuce, cucumber, avocado and imitation crabmeat. Stir in cooled rice. In a small bowl, stir together the wasabi powder, mayonnaise, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar and sesame oil. Toss salad with dressing (recommended), or serve with dressing on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.1 calories, Carbohydrate 31.8 g, Cholesterol 12.2 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 7.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 652.4 mg, Sugar 7.6 g

CALIFORNIA ROLL SALAD



California Roll Salad image

I love sushi but have not learned how to make it. This salad solves all my cravings for it because it is not as readily available in Greece. This really wonderful recipe is from Epicurious.

Provided by evelynathens

Categories     Long Grain Rice

Time 45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
7 tablespoons rice vinegar (not seasoned)
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon sesame seeds (preferably unhulled)
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons finely chopped pickled ginger
4 scallions, cut lengthwise into thin 1 inch strips (about 3/4 cup)
1/2 cup finely shredded carrot
1 large seedless cucumber, quartered lengthwise, cored, and chopped (about 1 pound)
2 sheets nori (paper-thin sheets of dried seaweed)
1 avocado (preferably California)
1/4 lb surimi, if desired, sliced thin (mock crab legs) (optional)
2 teaspoons wasabi powder (Japanese green horseradish)
1 tablespoon hot water
2 tablespoons cold water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons ginger juice (squeezed from freshly grated gingerroot)

Steps:

  • Into a large saucepan of salted boiling water stir rice and boil 10 minutes.
  • Drain rice in a colander and rinse.
  • Set colander over a kettle of boiling water (rice should not touch water) and steam rice, covered with a kitchen towel and lid, until fluffy and dry, 10 to 15 minutes (check water level in kettle occasionally, adding water if necessary).
  • While rice is steaming, in a small saucepan bring 1/4 cup vinegar to a boil with sugar and salt, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and remove from heat.
  • In a dry small skillet toast sesame seeds over moderate heat, stirring, until golden and fragrant and transfer to a small bowl.
  • Transfer rice to a large bowl and stir in vinegar mixture.
  • Cool rice and stir in sesame seeds, remaining 3 tablespoons vinegar, oil, ginger, scallions, carrot, and cucumber.
  • Salad may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
  • Bring salad to room temperature before proceeding.
  • Dry-roast nori, 1 sheet at a time, directly above moderate heat (gas or electric burner), holding it at opposite corners and moving it back and forth, until it turns bright green, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  • With scissors cut nori into thin 2-inch-long strips.
  • Peel and pit avocado.
  • Quarter avocado and cut crosswise into thin slices.
  • Add avocado to salad with surmimi if using and two thirds of nori strips and toss well.
  • Make dressing: In a small bowl stir wasabi powder into hot water and stir in cold water, soy sauce, and ginger juice.
  • Serve salad sprinkled with remaining nori strips and drizzled with dressing.

" CALIFORNIA ROLL" SALAD



This is a great light salad that can be your main meal or a side dish. If you like the sushi taste minus the raw fish, this one is for you! It is very easy to throw together. You can buy pickled ginger at supermarkets in little bowls, usually by where they sell packaged sushi.

Provided by Kimommy

Categories     < 15 Mins

Time 12m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (8 7/8 ounce) package white rice
3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
1 head lettuce
1 cucumber
1 avocado
1 lb imitation crabmeat
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons pickled ginger

Steps:

  • Prepare rice according to directions.
  • Pour rice into medium bowl and toss with 1 tbsp vinegar. Set aside.
  • Thinly slice cucumber and avacado.
  • Break up crabmeat into chunks.
  • Mix lettuce leaves with seasoned rice, cucumber, avocado slices and crabmeat.
  • In separate cup, mix together soy sauce and remaining 2 TBL of seasoned rice vinegar.
  • Drizzle this dressing over salad, and add pickled ginger on top of salad.

CALIFORNIA ROLL SALAD



California Roll Salad image

From Gourmet, July 1994.

Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)

Categories     Salads

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 1/2 c long-grain rice
1/4 c rice vinegar (not seasoned)
3 Tbsp rice vinegar (not seasoned)
1/4 c sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp sesame seeds
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 Tbsp pickled ginger, finely chopped
4 scallions (about 3/4 cup), cut lengthwise into thin 1-inch strips
1/2 c carrot, finely shredded
1 large seedless cucumber (about 1 pound), quartered lengthwise, cored, and chopped
2 sheet(s) nori (dried seaweed)
1 avocado
1/4 lb surimi (imitation crab legs), sliced thin, optional
DRESSING:
2 tsp wasabi powder
1 Tbsp hot water
2 Tbsp cold water
2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp ginger juice (squeezed from freshly grated ginger root)

Steps:

  • 1. Into a large saucepan of salted boiling water stir rice and boil 10 minutes.
  • 2. Drain rice in a colander and rinse. Set colander over a kettle of boiling water (rice should not touch water) and steam rice, covered with a kitchen towel and lid, until fluffy and dry, 10 to 15 minutes (check water level in kettle occasionally, adding water if necessary).
  • 3. While rice is steaming, in a small saucepan bring 1/4 cup vinegar to a boil with sugar and salt, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and remove from heat.
  • 4. In a dry small skillet toast sesame seeds over moderate heat, stirring, until golden and fragrant and transfer to a small bowl.
  • 5. Transfer rice to a large bowl and stir in vinegar mixture.
  • 6. Cool rice and stir in sesame seeds, remaining 3 tablespoons vinegar, oil, ginger, scallions, carrot, and cucumber.
  • 7. Salad may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled,covered. Bring salad to room temperature before proceeding.
  • 8. Dry-roast nori, 1 sheet at a time, directly above moderate heat (gas or electric burner), holding it at opposite corners and moving it back and forth, until it turns bright green, 30 seconds to 1 minute. With scissors cut nori into thin 2-inch-long strips.
  • 9. Peel and pit avocado. Quarter avocado and cut crosswise into thin slices. Add avocado to salad with surimi if using and two thirds of nori strips and toss well.
  • 10. Make dressing: In a small bowl stir wasabi powder into hot water and stir in cold water, soy sauce, and ginger juice.
  • 11. Serve salad sprinkled with remaining nori strips and drizzled with dressing.

Tips:

  • Choose fresh and high-quality ingredients: Using fresh and high-quality ingredients will greatly enhance the taste of your California roll salad. Look for ripe avocados, crisp cucumbers, and flavorful imitation crab.
  • Cut the ingredients into uniform pieces: This will ensure that the salad is evenly mixed and that each bite is flavorful. Aim for pieces that are about the same size as a grain of rice.
  • Use a sharp knife to cut the ingredients: A sharp knife will help you to achieve clean, even cuts. This will make your salad look more appealing and will also help to prevent the ingredients from becoming bruised or crushed.
  • Don't overmix the salad: Overmixing the salad can cause the ингредиенты to become mushy and the salad to lose its texture. Gently toss the salad just until the ingredients are evenly combined.
  • Serve the salad immediately: California roll salad is best served immediately after it is made. This will prevent the avocado from browning and the other ingredients from becoming soggy.

Conclusion:

California roll salad is a delicious and refreshing salad that is perfect for a quick and easy meal. It is packed with flavor and nutrients, and it is a great way to use up leftover sushi rice. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a delicious and satisfying salad that the whole family will enjoy.

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