California Avocado Sushi Roll with Tamari Sauce (gluten-free)

Serves 2-4

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw sushi rice

• 1 1/2 cups water

• 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

• 1 Tbsp sugar

• 4 seaweed sheets

• 1 California Gold avocado, sliced thinly

• 8 oz smoked or raw (sushi-grade salmon), sliced

• tamari sauce

• pickled ginger

Instructions

1. Add rice and water to a saucepan or rice cooker and cook per instructions on the rice package. Allow rice to cool slightly before using.

2. In a small bowl, combine rice wine vinegar and sugar and microwave for a few seconds until sugar dissolves. Pour mixture over rice and combine.

3. Place a sheet of plastic wrap over a flat sushi mat. Place a seaweed sheet atop the mat, then add a thin layer of rice.

4. On the bottom third of the thin side of the seaweed sheet lay avocado and salmon slices across. 

5. Starting at the end with the avocados and salmon, use a firm grip and roll the sushi in the mat. Cut roll into pieces using a serrated knife.

6. Serve with Tamari dipping sauce and pickled ginger.

NOTE

• For a vegan-friendly, avo-only option you can remove the salmon from the recipe.