California-Roll Salad
This quick and easy recipe employs the timesaving ingredients of microwave rice and ready-to-eat surimi. The delicious result is a refreshing main dish salad perfect for hot summer nights.
Ingredients
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2 packages (8.8 ounces each) microwaveable rice (such as Uncle Ben's Ready Rice)
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2/3 cup rice vinegar
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2 teaspoons sugar
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1-1/4 teaspoons salt
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2 avocados
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1 medium-sized cucumber peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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1-1/2 cups surimi (about 8 ounces), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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12 Boston lettuce leaves (from 1 small head), rinsed and dried
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6 tablespoons finely crushed wasabi peas (optional)
Directions
1.
Microwave each rice package for 90 seconds. Place rice in medium-size bowl and stir in vinegar, sugar and salt; let sit 10 minutes.
2.
While rice sits, cut each avocado in half. Cut 3 of the halves into 1/2-inch chunks. Cut remaining half into 12 slices; set aside.
3.
Gently stir avocado chunks, cucumber and surimi into rice.
4.
Fan 2 lettuce leaves on a plate. Top with 1 cup rice mixture; repeat for 6 servings. Garnish each with two avocado slices and 1 tablespoon crushed wasabi peas, if desired.
Nutrition information
Calories 315, Total Fat 13 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 812 mg, Carbohydrate 40 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 9 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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