Chicken and avocado sushi

Chicken and avocado sushi recipe

Japanese cuisine has become so popular in Australia, crowded sushi bars can be found in just about every suburb in every city. It’s the lunch of choice for many and a favourite finger food at parties. Making your own sushi is fun and rewarding and our recipe for chicken and avocado sushi is quick and surprisingly easy to prepare. Once made, you’ll have a healthy snack, lunch or ideal food for a platter. Our chicken sushi recipe includes a handy shortcut, too, as it uses pre-prepped chicken breast schnitzels saving you precious time.

Where did sushi originate?

While sushi is always held high as the pride of Japanese cuisine, it is actually thought to have originated in China way back in the 5th century BC, making its way to Japan in the 8th century. Vinegared medium-grained rice is at the heart of sushi. Piquant and tangy, it is then layered with other ingredients to taste. These ingredients may be seafood, which is traditional, but veggies, meat and poultry also feature in modern offerings. The sushi-style rice and other fillings are wrapped in sheets of nori, which is a dried edible seaweed. Nori adds its own subtle and unique flavour, while keeping the sushi in a tidy roll.

How to make chicken and avocado sushi

Don’t let the thought of rolling sushi intimidate you. Our sushi recipes include simple step-by-step instructions. But all you essentially need to do is place a sushi mat (available in the Asian section at Coles) on a clean work surface with the slats running horizontally. Place a nori sheet, shiny-side down, on the mat. Use wet hands to spread some of the prepared rice over the nori, leaving a 3cm-wide border along the edge furthest from you. Top with whatever fillings you are adding, then roll the mat to enclose the rice and filling. Use a sharp knife to cut into equal slices and your sushi is ready to enjoy.

Love this recipe?

We know that once you’ve mastered the easy art of making our recipe for chicken sushi, you’ll be keen to include it regularly on your menu. If you’re having a celebration, our party sushi recipe is ready in minutes and offers 48 crowd-pleasing serves. It’s vegetarian, too, so no one misses out. Sushi doesn’t have to be rolled in nori because ‘sushi’ is actually about the rice, rather than the roll. So, if you’re out of nori, or would like to present something a little different, these sushi fingers are fresh and delicious and look gorgeous on a platter, or served as an impressive dinner party starter. Perfect rice is a must for sushi, and sushi rice can be used as a side for a whole range of dishes. Our foolproof sushi rice recipe is one to keep because you’ll find yourself referring to it often.