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Out of the Box Food‘s Lunch Box Sushi RollSM

This one has been a HUGE hit with both my kids and their friends that they sit with at the school lunch tables.  I now have to send them with two whole rolls so that they can share with their friends.

Ingredients:

  • 2 C short grain rice
  • 2 C water
  • 2 tbsp. rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • nori seaweed wrappers
  • smoked salmon/lox
  • avocado

Directions:

  • Cook rice according to package directions (can also be made in a rice cooker for more ease)
  • In small saucepan heat vinegar, sugar and salt over low burner until combined.
  • When rice is cooked, pour vinegar mixture over and toss to combine.
  • Spread thin layer of sushi rice on nori (seaweed) sheet.
  • Lay smoked salmon along one length of sheet about 1inch from edge.
  • Lay avocado on top of  salmon.
  • Roll & slice. (whole uncut roll can be made the night before and wrapped tightly in plastic wrap.  Unwrap and slice before packing lunch box.)

This Post Has 13 Comments

  1. Rachel 8 Oct 2012 Reply

    A bit of lemon juice on avocado stops it going brown, use on cut apple and banana too!

    Sandwich sushi is an alternative – flatten bread with a rolling pin and use as a base, or rye wraps/mountain bread and cut in small sushi sizes.

  2. Natalie 11 Sep 2012 Reply

    Hi there! Thanks for this recipe. One question: How do you keep the avocado from turning brown?

    1. kimgerber 18 Sep 2012 Reply

      I have yet to discover a failsafe way to keep avocado green for extended periods of time — if anyone has a trick or an idea, please share!!! That being said, I pack avocado in my kids’ lunches often and find it stays fresh enough until lunch time if kept cool.

      1. Joel 19 Jul 2015 Reply

        Just us some lemon or lime

  3. Sue 26 Jan 2012 Reply

    Soy is such a not good thing anymore. There is much information to the detriment of soy products. I have severe gluten intolerance as do my children. I then acquired an allergy to soy. It is secretly hidden in almost as many items as is corn syrup. I do not advise feeding this to children. There are so many good alternatives.

  4. Khara 19 Sep 2011 Reply

    Amanda… my sushi restaurant makes rolls with spiral-sliced cucumbers (making it a flat sheet). My husband prefers these to the nori and I like them as well. Here’s a website I found with instructions on how to do it. I’m not sure why there is a photo of a nori wrap on the page, so ignore that. Hope this helps!

    1. Marn 28 Mar 2012 Reply

      What is the website that you suggested? I can’t see it in your reply.

  5. Jenny 18 Sep 2011 Reply

    I will research this a bit on my own, but is it a must to use the sugar? I guess that helps the rice stick together. I’m going to look for ideas on how to leave out any type of sugar. Thank you for submitting this. I’ve never really considered making sushi rolls on my own, but my daughter would love it as long as there is no roe in it! She’s not quite ready for that. But what a fun, healthy and different school lunch!

    1. kimgerber 18 Sep 2011 Reply

      Good question. In my experience, sushi rice is made with vinegar and sugar for flavor. I’ve made rice without the sugar and it’s been plenty sticky, but the vinegar and sugar give it a different taste that works well with sushi. That being said, I’m sure you can do it without the sugar, but you’ll probably also want to also omit the vinegar or it may be too tangy. Let me know how it goes!

  6. Amanda 10 Sep 2011 Reply

    Kim…my daughter wants to like sushi. We have tried it so many times, but she can’t get past the seaweed wrapper. I’m not sure if it is the taste or the texture. Can you think of any alternatives I can use? Just thought I would throw it out there.

    Thanks!

    1. kimgerber 11 Sep 2011 Reply

      Hi Amanda,
      I would give soy paper or even spring roll wrappers (rice paper) a try! Both of these wraps should be available in the Asian section of many markets or in specialty markets. Many sushi restaurants offer the soy paper as an alternative so I know your daughter is not alone! Let me know how it works out if you give it a try.

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