Sushi at Home Recipes - Cooking Light

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Skip the floating sushi boats and high prices at Japanese restaurants, and make sushi at home. The combinations are endless, and creativity is encouraged. You really only need a few ingredients and a towel (no need for a bamboo mat), and you can get rolling. If sushi rolls aren't for you, fresh poke bowls, sushi sliders, and burritos are light yet satisfying meals that will cure your cravings. Here are easy recipes to get your at home sushi journey started.

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Paleo Sushi Salmon Roll with Cauliflower Rice

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View Recipe: Paleo Sushi Salmon Roll with Cauliflower Rice

Make your own sushi with the trendiest "rice" on the market: cauliflower rice. Cook the cauliflower with some coconut milk then pair with nori and sashimi salmon to make the perfect Paleo sushi.

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Hawaiian Style Tuna Poke Bowl

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View Recipe: Hawaiian Style Tuna Poke Bowl

Poke is a Hawaiian dish made of fish that is typically marinated in citrus and shallot. Pair it with rice and fresh cucumber for a refreshing and filling lunch. Any veg options work as well, and switch up your rice with quinoa.

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Spicy Tuna and Beet Hand Rolls

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View Recipe: Spicy Tuna and Beet Hand Rolls

Hand rolls are the perfect grab-and-go sushi. They are the easiest rolls to make at home with simple ingredients and one nori sheet holding all the deliciousness together.

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Ahi Sushi Cups

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View Recipe: Ahi Sushi Cups

Skip the mat-and-roll routine and keep sushi night simple with these easy-to-make and impressive-to-serve cups. For a wow-worthy party app, try this recipe in mini muffin cups to create perfectly poppable bites.

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Brown Rice Sushi Slider with Teriyaki Tofu

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View Recipe: Brown Rice Sushi Slider with Teriyaki Tofu

Brown rice "buns," marinated tofu, and gochujang mayo make these little sushi sliders the cutest thing brown rice has ever served. Any marinade on the tofu will work, or just use simple soy sauce.

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Frushi with Strawberries and Bananas

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View Recipe: "Frushi" with Strawberries and Bananas

Crispy rice treats wrap around strawberries and bananas with chocolate hazelnut spread. These definitely won't be found in a Japanese restaurant but these bite-sized desserts are just as fun to make as they are to eat in your own kitchen.

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Tuna Poke Bowls with Brown Rice and Kale

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View Recipe: Tuna Poke Bowls with Brown Rice and Kale

Upgrade summer's coolest dish, poke, with whole grains, heart-healthy fats, and crisp kale. Want to go beyond the bowl? Serve this 10-minute mixture over mixed greens or with crunchy brown rice crackers, or tuck into corn tortillas.

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Tuna Summer Rolls

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View Recipe: Tuna Summer Rolls

Seasoned sushi rice replaces traditional rice noodles in these divine tuna summer rolls.

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Vegetable Temaki

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View Recipe: Vegetable Temaki

Any vegetables will do for this customizable hand roll.

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Vegan Sushi Burrito

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View Recipe: Vegan Sushi Burrito

When it comes to subbing spicy sweet potatoes for spicy tuna in this vegan sushi, we might just support the sushi burrito craze. It's really hard not to love this when it's essentially everybody's sushi dreams in one, portable option.

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Avocado Shrimp Sushi

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View Recipe: Avocado Shrimp Sushi

Using mashed avocado makes this California-style sushi easy to roll. Pair with wasabi, low-sodium soy sauce and pickled ginger for a complete dish.

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Coconut Frushi

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View Recipe: Coconut Frushi

Creativity is endless with frushi - any fresh fruit will do and add a little honey to make sure the fruit sticks to the coconut rice. Make it at home for breakfast, a snack or dessert served with some vanilla yogurt.

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Avocado Sushi Snack

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View Recipe: Avocado Sushi Snack

Such an easy and nutritious snack. Truly the simplest roll and once you master this one, feel free to add any additional ingredients you think would pair well such as crunchy cucumber and cooked shrimp.

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Bagel Roll

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View Recipe: Bagel Roll

Inspired by a smoked salmon bagel slathered with cream cheese, this bagel roll has all the goodness rolled inside. Maybe you can even have sushi for breakfast?

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Paleo Sushi Salmon Roll with Cauliflower Rice