Making Sushi Part 6: Sushi Roll Recipes

When making sushi for friends and family, I enjoy surprising them with interesting rolls. Meal planning is required to create flavorful and colorful rolls. My wife and I often visit a local sushi restaurant for their specialty rolls. These sushi roll recipes are some of my favorite creations inspired by the restaurant. 

Rainbow Roll
Ingredients: Cucumber, Avocado, Imitation Crab, Salmon, Tuna
1. Create a California Roll (imitation crab, avocado, and cucumber) as filling with rice on the outside1. Add sushi rice to a piece of seaweed paper (nori).
2. Before flipping over the rice covered seaweed paper, lay pieces of salmon and tuna widthwise along the top half. 
​3. Turn the rice and fish covered seaweed paper over and add the filling of imitation crab, avocado, and cucumber (California Roll).
​4. Follow the normal steps of rolling it together.

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Volcano Roll
Ingredients: Cucumber, Avocado, Imitation Crab, Cooked Shrimp, Siracha, Mayonnaise
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees on BAKE.
2. Cut up pieces of jumbo cooked shrimp and mix in a bowl with Siracha Mayo (Siracha and mayonnaise mixed together). 
3. Spread the spicy mayo shrimp mixture on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil.
4. Bake the shrimp mixture in the oven for 15 minutes. 
5. When the shrimp is done cooking, add more of the spicy mayo to it and BROIL for 1-2 more minutes.
5. While the shrimp is backing, make a California Roll ​with imitation crab, avocado, and cucumber as filling with rice on the outside. Other fillings such as salmon or tuna instead can be substituted for imitation crab. This step is the same as making the Rainbow Roll without adding salmon and tuna to the outside.
​6. Plate the California Roll and spoon the shrimp mixture on top.

Volcano Roll

401 Providence Roll
Ingredients: Cucumber, Avocado, Salmon, Tuna, Seaweed Salad
1. Create a sushi roll with cucumber, avocado, salmon, and tuna with rice on the outside.
2. Plate the roll pieces on their sides instead of flat.
3. Pinch pieces of seaweed salad (pre-made at grocery stores) and add to the top of the roll pieces. 

401 Providence Roll

Philadelphia Maki Roll
Ingredients: Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese
1. Cut a piece of seaweed paper in half.
2. Add rice to the seaweed paper and then add a thin line of cheese cheese as filling.
3. Add pieces of smoked salmon on top of the cream cheese.
4. Follow the normal steps of rolling it together.
*Note that you can use non-dairy almond cream cheese as well.*

Philadelphia Maki Roll

Spicy Tuna Maki Roll
Ingredients: Tuna, Siracha, Mayonnaise
1. Mix together pieces of tuna with Siracha Mayo (Siracha and mayonnaise mixed) in a bowl. 
2. Cut a piece of seaweed paper in half.
3. Add rice to the seaweed paper and then add the tuna and spicy mayonnaise mixture as filling.
4. Follow the normal steps of rolling it together.

Spicy Tuna Maki Roll

To view the more blog posts in this multi-part series on making sushi at home, click the links below:

• Homemade Sushi Part 1: Purchasing the Ingredients
• Homemade Sushi Part 2: Essential Tools
• Homemade Sushi Part 3: Making Sushi Rice
• Homemade Sushi Part 4: Preparation 
• Homemade Sushi Part 5: How to Roll Sushi
• Homemade Sushi Part 7: Hand Rolls