Unfussy Avocado Roll Sushi for the Table

Learn how to make sushi rolls at home with this unfussy Avocado Roll recipe that’s reliable for vegetarians! Well-seasoned sushi rice is wrapped up with creamy avocado, and served with spicy mayo for a healthy, savory vegan sushi roll.

Love a good veggie sushi roll? You NEED to try my Vegan Sushi as well as my Cucumber Roll and my Sweet Potato Roll Sushi!

Why you’ll love these unfussy avocado rolls!

Worth a second batch sushi! In fact, I think sushi is that one food that I could never get tired of eating. Especially, avocado sushi rolls (although, California Rolls are another regular!). They’re unfussy, yet so flavorful and simply have the GO-TO texture! I could easily eat it an avocado roll everyday, but that could honestly get a bit pricy.

Since this earns a repeat vegan sushi so much and I truly wanted to be able to enjoy it at home, plus I thought it would be fun to experiment with different fillings and flavors, I learned how to make kitchen-made vegetable sushi and started with this vegan sushi roll.

Ingredients needed

The simple ingredients for this method are listed fully down in the recipe card but let’s briefly go over the staples needed including a few substitutions you can make as desired!

• Sushi rice. You surely need to use SHORT GRAIN rice for this dish. I’ve experimented with long grain rice and it does NOT work out well.
• Rice vinegar + white wine vinegar. For flavoring the rice.
• Avocado. For this method, set out one large avocado that has been thickly sliced. Choose a ripe avocado with dark green and black speckled color. When you apply pressure to the avocado, it should still be somewhat firm, but not hard.
• Nori sheets. You can find these at most grocery stores and they’re relatively inexpensive! If all else fails, you can most certainly find them on amazon.
• Optional add-ins. Feel free to add any other go-to ingredients to the rolls. Carrot, cucumber, radish, marinated tofu, and mango are all great options!
• Spicy mayo. Optional, but deeply good! This is a simple mix of equal parts mayo and sriracha.
• Sesame seeds. These are optional for topping
• For serving: spicy mayo + wasabi

How for this method

Making an avocado roll is truly straightforward! Only a reminder that you can find the FULL written recipe down in the recipe card, but I want to quickly go over how to make them with visuals for you:)

1. Make sushi rice. You can use a rice cooker, the stovetop method or an instant pot to cook the rice. Simple follow the package instructions. I made my batch of sushi rice in the instant pot following THESE directions for how to cook it.

1. Assemble and roll the sushi. You’ll need a good bamboo sushi mat to do this right. Spread the rice on a sheet of nori so that there’s a little space left at the top to seal the roll.

1. Layer on the avocado. The above photos is from my vegan sushi recipe but I wanted you to see roughly how I do it. Simply layer up the avocado filling on the bottom edge of the nori sheet.

1. Seal the sushi and slice. Using a small bowl of water, put a little water on the edge of the nori sheet to help seal it. Using the mat, fold the nori sheet over top of the fillings, pressing firmly down on the mat as you roll. The mat helps you get a nice and tight roll. Continue to roll until it’s rolled all of the way.
   Using a quite sharp knife, slice into 1-inch pieces and ENJOY with some low sodium soy sauce and some simple spicy mayo!

Tips for making sushi at home:

Here are a few simple tips, so that your avocado roll is reliable!

• Aside from the ingredients, gather a sushi mat. You can get one on Amazon for simply $4 (affiliate link) and I highly recommend it, if you plan to make sushi at home regularly. I’ve also seen them at Target and World Market. It’s possible to roll sushi WITHOUT the mat, but I’ve found that it’s much harder to get a tight sushi roll.
• If you’re adding any optional filling ingredients, like carrots or cucumber, I recommend slicing it quite thinly, so that everything will fit nicely in the center of the avocado sushi roll.
• Before rolling the avocado roll or any sushi roll, I like to cover my rolling mat in plastic wrap or a kitchen towel for easier cleanup.
• Try adding in some other veggies such as asparagus, sweet potato, spicy tofu, or even my teriyaki tofu!

Avocado roll calories:

The Avocado Sushi Roll is fairly healthy and low in calories. It’s a pretty simple roll without a ton of ingredients. For the entire roll, it is a little over 400 calories, give or take, depending on how much filling is used.

AND that’s it for today! As usual, if you end up making this method, PLEASE please snap a photo and tag me on Instagram @! I always love to see what you’re making and how you like it!