Homemade sushi is easier than youd think, less-expensive than takeout, and really fun to make. Our spicy salmon roll amps things up with gorgeous fresh salmon, creamy avocado, crunchy cucumber, and our best-in-class spicy sauce. Dont miss it.
This fresh & delicious Spicy Salmon Roll is made with fluffy sushi rice, sushi-grade salmon tossed in sriracha, and fresh avocado! Homemade sushi rolls are actually easier than you think and a lot less expensive than sushi takeout.
How to make spicy salmon roll
Here are the basic steps to follow to make homemade sushi. It takes a little practice, but eating your mistakes is delicious, too! You can see all the steps in action in the video that accompanies this post.
- Slice the ingredients into thin strips. Even with larger rolls like this one, ingredients shouldnt be more than about ¼-inch // 1 cm thick or it will quickly get hard to roll them up.
- Place a sheet of nori shiny-side down. The duller-looking, grippy inside face is the one that gets the ingredients. Use about half a cup of rice per roll and do your best to distribute it evenly over the nori. Leave a border at the far end for sealing.
- Layer the ingredients toward the side of the nori thats closest to you.
- Rolling is a two-part process. First you tuck in the ingredients and check to make sure theyre secure. Then you seal the roll.
With homemade sushi, practice may not make perfect. But it makes pretty great // really fun // and totally delicious.
Why we love this recipe
Sushi is a true art form, and frequently Im delighted to leave it to the pros. I’m no Morimoto, to say the least. But making spicy salmon roll and other sushi at home is fun once in a while, too!
Homemade sushi is:
- Totally customizable
- A fun activity for adults and kids alike
- Not as hard as you might think
Our spicy salmon roll is:
- Perfectly balanced: creamy, crunchy, savory, and spicy
- Greater than the sum of its parts. It eats like magic, but those parts were built from the ground up, with lots of attention to detail.
- Just so GOOD! Writing about it now makes me want MORE.
One of the benefits of homemade sushi is that you get to decide exactly what to put in it. Heres what I use for our spicy salmon roll.
- Sushi-grade salmon. “Sushi-grade” and “sashimi-grade” are not legal designations. If you see that language at the store, it means the purveyor feels the sourcing and handling of that fish makes it safe to eat raw. The bottom line is that you need to buy fish for sushi from someone you trust. Commercial flash-freezing helps contribute to safety, too.
- I tend to order from Honolulu Fish Company or buy from the special freezer at Whole Foods.
- Just to have said it, fish for sushi is not cheap. You can also make great homemade sushi without it. Substitute smoked salmon or slow-roasted salmon, or make savory vegetarian rolls.
- Heres everything you need to know to make great sushi rice.
- Heres our best-in-class spicy sauce recipe.
- For garnishes that add a nice textural and visual element, I choose depending on availability. Tobiko (the fabulously crunchy savory fish roe) is my favorite, but black and white sesame seeds work, too.
- Firm-ripe Hass avocado is my favorite. Its creamy but doesnt fall apart.
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How to make a spicy salmon roll?
Sprinkle the toasted white sesame seeds and black sesame seeds on top of the rice. Then flip the entire sheet of seaweed over. Add other filling ingredients. Now, in the middle of the seaweed, add some imitation crab meat mixture, cucumber strips, avocado slices, and a strip of raw salmon. Roll the Spicy Salmon Roll. This is the tricky part.
What are the benefits of smoked salmon over raw salmon?
It actually has the same characteristics as raw salmon, being relatively low in calories, it is an excellent source of protein, good fat and several vitamins and minerals. The smoking process just adds an aroma.
What does a spicy salmon roll taste like?
TASTE: This roll is full of buttery salmon, spicy mayo, sweet rice, and nutty sesame seeds. Together with the crab and seaweed, you have a flavorful combination. TEXTURE: Each piece of this Spicy Salmon Roll will have some melt-in-your-mouth salmon along with crisp cucumber, creamy avocado, and rich spicy mayo.
What is a spicy salmon roll in sushi?
A Spicy Salmon Roll is a type of sushi that traditionally uses raw sashimi-grade salmon, sushi rice, and nori along with spicy mayo. But vegetables like cucumber and avocado can be added as well. Is the salmon cooked in sushi? Salmon is usually left raw when used in sushi.