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California Roll in a Bowl with Prawns and Carrot Ginger Dressing
A California roll pulled apart and put in a bowl, so nobody has to roll anything. Seasoned rice underneath, prawns and hearts of palm where the crab goes, and that bright orange carrot ginger dressing every sushi place puts on the side.
Serves 4Prep 25 minCook 25 minSaladFish
Containsegg · soy · shellfish · sesame
KalaPlate adaptationAdapted from Life-Changing Salads by Danielle Brown, HealthyGirl Kitchen
Protein 22%Carbs 44%Fat 34%
About 729 kcal a serve — 40 g protein, 82 g carbs, 28 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.
Ingredients
Serves 4
Method
Cook and season the rice
RiceRinse the rice until the water runs clear, then cook it with 600 ml of water — lid on, lowest heat, twelve minutes, then ten minutes off the heat without lifting the lid. Fork through the rice vinegar and maple syrup while it is still warm and spread it out to cool.
In the saucepanRice →
25 min
Sear the prawns
PrawnsCook the prawns in a hot dry pan, two minutes a side, until they curl and turn opaque right through. Take them off the moment they do — a prawn goes from perfect to rubbery in about thirty seconds.
In the frying panPrawns →
4 min
Make the spicy hearts-of-palm crab
CrabShred the drained hearts of palm with a fork — they come apart in strands that look startlingly like crab — and mash them with the sriracha and mayonnaise.
In the bowlCrab →
3 min
Blend the carrot ginger dressing
DressingBlend the olive oil, rice vinegar, carrot, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, salt and maple syrup. Leave it a little textured rather than perfectly smooth — that is how the sushi place makes it.
In the blenderDressing →
5 min
Build the bowls
BuildRice into four bowls, then arrange the cucumber, mango, avocado, edamame, prawns and the hearts-of-palm crab in their own sections on top. Drizzle over the dressing and scatter with the nori strips and sesame seeds.
In the bowlBuild →
5 min
Cook's noteCut the nori at the last minute — it goes limp within a few minutes of touching anything wet. Any dressing left over is excellent on plain steamed greens.
Estimated per serve
729 kcal · 40 g protein · 82 g carbs · 28 g fatestimates, within ~10%
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