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    California Roll Salad With Dynamite Dressing

    Posted On May 14, 2018 · Updated On Feb 6, 2023

    California Roll Salad With Dynamite Dressing

    Sushi is delicious, but it doesn't have to take a master chef to whip it up on a weeknight. This California roll salad has all the sushi flavors you love, with half the effort.

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    Try this recipe for Real California Roll Salad with Dynamite Dressing soon! You can double or triple the recipe for a platter that serves 3-5.

    Dungeness crab California Roll Salad

    I love sushi, and wanted to find an easy recipe to enjoy at home without becoming trained as a sushi chef – so I developed this Real California Roll Salad recipe, complete with Dynamite Dressing. It's “real” because I use real crab – most fake crab roll has gluten – and fresh produce. I also use real pickled ginger – not that funky stuff that’s been dyed hot pink.

    About the California Roll Bowl ingredients:

    Dungeness crab California Roll Salad

    Since it's a "California Roll" on a plate, I use Dungeness crab. Most of the nation’s Dungeness crab comes from California, Oregon, and Washington. This makes up almost a quarter of the Pacific region’s fishing industry. That's even though the season only lasts a few months out of the year. 

    California, Home of the Rice? Yes.

    California grows much of the sushi rice and premium sweet rice too. Did you know many top restaurants in Japan serve rice from California? It's true! My favorite is Kokuho Rose rice from Koda Farms.

    Making Dynamite Sauce everyone will love, on TV

    real california roll salad recipe

    I shared this dish with Ryan Jacobsen, host of Valley’s Gold on PBS, in the Whole Foods Market kitchen for the rice episode of his show, and he loves it too! Ryan doesn’t like his food quite as spicy as I do. So I used about half of the wasabi powder I normally do. Feel free to play around with the dynamite dressing recipe. You can always use more or less of the wasabi and sriracha to suit your taste.

    Dynamite Salmon recipe

    Dynamite Sauce isn't just for California Roll Bowls: it's good on everything.

    The dressing isn’t just great on real California Roll salads and bowls, it’s great for other salads, paired with shrimp, or as a glaze for roasted salmon. In fact, you'll find a similar sauce on my Dynamite Salmon Appetizers. Those should probably be the next recipe you try.

    Easy California Roll Salad With Dynamite Dressing recipe

    Easy California Roll Bowl or Salad With Dynamite Dressing

    K.C. Cornwell
    Sushi is delicious, but it doesn't have to take a master chef to whip it up on a weeknight. This California Roll bowl or salad has all the flavors you love, with half the effort.
    5 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine American, Japanese
    Servings 1 person
    Calories 689 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    for the Salad:

    • ½ cup cooked California sushi rice or sweet rice
    • 6 oz. fresh crab meat (Dungeness is best)
    • ½ medium avocado, sliced
    • 3-5 slices cucumber
    • 1 sheet dried seaweed, nori, sliced
    • 1 tablespoon pickled ginger
    • sesame seeds and minced chives, for garnish
    • 3-4 tablespoon Dynamite dressing, recipe below

    Dynamite Dressing:

    • 1 teaspoon wasabi powder
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    • 2 tablespoon GF tamari soy sauce
    • 2 ½ tablespoon sriracha, or less, to taste
    • 5-7 chives, minced
    • ½ cup mayonnaise

    Instructions
     

    • Place the rice on the center of a plate. Top the rice with the crab meat, and arrange avocado, cucumber, seaweed and ginger around the rice. Top the salad with sesame seeds and chives, serve with Dynamite dressing. Enjoy.
    • Whisk all ingredients together in a medium bowl until smooth. Add more sriracha or wasabi if you prefer a spicier dressing.

    Notes

    Watch Valley's Gold for more California-grown recipes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 689kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 36gFat: 48gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 1704mgPotassium: 897mgFiber: 8gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 277IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword california roll, california roll salad, sushi recipes

    Photos by James Collier

    California Roll Salad with Dynamite Dressing. It can be your new favorite too.

    easy California Roll Salad Recipe

    Frequently Asked Questions about California Rolls:

    Does California roll have raw fish?

    No, California Roll does not have raw fish, it contains cooked crab meat (or fake crab/crabstick), avocado, cucumber, and is wrapped in seaweed and rice. The outside may be covered in toasted sesame seeds or roe.

    Variations of the California Roll may have raw fish, such as the poplar Rainbow Roll, which is a California Roll topped with several forms of cooked and raw seafood as well as avocado, making a "rainbow" pattern on the outside.

    Are California rolls cooked?

    Yes, the ingredients in a California Roll are cooked. The roll contains cooked crab meat (or fake crab/crabstick) and cooked rice, along with avocado and cucumber, and a seaweed wrap. The outside may be covered in toasted sesame seeds or roe.

    What is a California Roll?

    A California Roll is an uramaki (inside-out roll) containing cooked crab meat (or fake crab/crabstick), avocado, cucumber, and is wrapped in seaweed and rice. The outside may be covered in toasted sesame seeds or roe.

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