Learn how to make sushi rolls at home with this easy Avocado Roll recipe that’s perfect for vegetarians! Flavorful sushi rice is wrapped up with creamy avocado, and served with spicy mayo for a healthy, delicious 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 easy avocado rolls!
We love 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 favorite!). They’re so simple, yet so tasty and just have the BEST texture! I could easily eat it an avocado roll everyday, but that could honestly get a bit pricy.
Since we love to make our own sushi at home so much and I really wanted to be able to enjoy it at home, plus I thought it would be fun to experiment with different variations and different fillings, I learned how to make homemade vegetable sushi and started with this vegan sushi roll.
Ingredients needed
The simple ingredients for this recipe 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 definitely need to use SHORT GRAIN rice for this recipe. 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 recipe, you will need 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 favorite ingredients to the rolls. Carrot, cucumber, radish, marinated tofu, and mango are all great options!
Spicy mayo. Optional, but so good! This is a simple mix of equal parts mayo and sriracha.
Sesame seeds. These are optional for topping
For serving: spicy mayo (use vegan mayo as needed) + wasabi
How to make this recipe
Making an avocado roll is really easy! Just 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 🙂
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.
Assemble and roll the sushi. You’ll need a good bamboo sushi mat to do this right. Lay the nori sheet so the shiny side is down. Spread the rice on a sheet of nori so that there’s a little space left at the top to seal the roll.
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.
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 very 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 perfect!
Aside from the ingredients, you will need a sushi mat. You can get one on Amazon for just $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, or tofu for protein, I recommend slicing it very 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 on a kitchen towel for easier cleanup.
Try adding in some other veggies such as asparagus, sweet potato, spicy tofu, or even my teriyaki tofu!
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Although, best enjoyed day of.
This avocado sushi recipe turned out so good! It’s a great way to introduce sushi to kids too, since there’s no raw fish. Have you ever made sushi at home? If so, leave a comment with your best tips! And if you end up making this recipe, PLEASE please snap a photo and tag me on Instagram @foodwithfeeling! I always love to see what you’re making and how you like it!
Avocado Roll
Ingredients
Optional add-ins:
1 carrot or 2 small carrot, thinly sliced½ of a cucumber thinly sliced
Instructions
Video
Notes
*this can be done without a sushi mat as well!
*For the spicy mayo, I simply mixed together equal parts mayo (vegan as desired) and sriracha
Nutrition
AND that’s it for today! As usual, if you end up making this recipe, PLEASE please snap a photo and tag me on Instagram @foodwithfeeling! I always love to see what you’re making and how you like it!
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