Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
When you want easy and flavorful homemade sushi, look no further than this canned salmon sushi roll uramaki.
With a creamy salmon salad sandwich mix filling (without mayo), and even more creaminess from cream cheese, you’ll love this sushi roll!
Add to it some fresh, crisp vegetables, like sliced red bell peppers, carrots, chives and dill, and you’ve got an extra flavorful roll.
Choose to keep it mild, or spice it up with a drizzle of spicy sriracha mayo sauce (without mayo) to make it a spicy salmon roll.
We love to make canned salmon salad sandwiches and from time to time, we have some leftover mix in our fridge.
This is a perfect way to enjoy the extra canned salmon sandwich filling, in a delicious sushi roll!
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- Ingredients in Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
- Ingredients in Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
- Can I Use Store Bought Salmon For Sushi?
- How To Make Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
- STEP 1: Make The Salmon Mix
- STEP 2: Spread Sushi Rice on Nori
- STEP 3: Spread Salmon Mix on Nori Sheet
- STEP 4: Add the Vegetables and Cream Cheese
- STEP 5: Roll it up
- STEP 6: Cut in Pieces
- What To Serve With Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
- More Sushi Rolls
- Storage Tips for Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
- You’ll Also Love
Ingredients in Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
- Sushi Rice — from failproof Instant Pot sushi rice recipe
- Salmon Mix — from canned salmon salad sandwich (or see below)
- Nori Sheets — prepared sushi nori sheets
- Bell Pepper — cut into long strips
- Cream Cheese — cut into long strips
- Carrot — sliced into thin strips
- Dill — sprigs of dill, optional
- Chives — fresh chives, kept long, optional
Optional Ingredient Variations — can include sliced avocado and/or cucumber, if you wish.
SPICY SALMON ROLL: Add a drizzle of spicy sriracha sushi dipping sauce without mayo to make this a spicy salmon roll!
Ingredients in Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
- Canned Salmon — drained
- Labneh — we prefer the creaminess of Turkish labneh, as opposed to mayo because it is lower in fat and calories. The texture and flavor of labneh (similar to cream cheese) is quite satisfying, and you won’t miss the mayo. You can sub thick plain Greek yogurt, or if you’re planning in advance, you can make a batch of easy Instant Pot thick and creamy yogurt. Keep in mind homemade yogurt takes eight hours, but the Instant Pot does most of the work for you!
- Sour Cream — prepare this mix with regular sour cream, not light or low fat.
- Lemon Juice — freshly pressed lemon juice is best.
- Hot Sauce — we use Frank’s for a little kick.
- Salt — Himalayan pink salt, ground.
Can I Use Store Bought Salmon For Sushi?
Yes. You can definitely use grocery store or supermarket salmon in sushi rolls.
Although they are not in the traditional style, simple and delicious rolls like canned salmon sushi and spicy salmon sushi can be made easily with a can of salmon.
You can also make a variety of easy homemade sushi rolls with smoked salmon gravlax that you’ll find in the grocery or supermarket frozen seafood sections. You can purchase gravlax at IKEA Supermarket if you have a store nearby. We have included three gravlax salmon sushi recipes in our list of more sushi rolls below.
How To Make Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
STEP 1: Make The Salmon Mix
If you don’t have any leftover salmon salad sandwich mix, you’ll need to prepare a quick salmon mix. Place the ingredients for the salmon mix into a medium bowl.
Mix well.
STEP 2: Spread Sushi Rice on Nori
Use your preferred method for spreading an equal layer of sushi rice on top of nori sheet. We have outlined the method that we find useful below.
We find this process helps with handling the sticky rice. We use two plastic sheets made from cutting a Large Ziplock bag. In Step 1, add a half a cup of rice in between the two plastic sheets.
Then, in Step 2, flatten the rice, using your hands, to the size of the nori sheet. Carefully remove the top plastic sheet in the third step. Step 4 shows how you will place the nori sheet over top of the rice.
In Step 5, with a butter knife, trim the excess sushi rice that extends past the nori sheet. Step 6 illustrates two scenarios, uramaki or maki roll. In this case we are making a uramaki roll, with rice on the outside. Follow the left side of the pic, with the sushi rice under the nori sheet, facing DOWN. That way, when you roll it up, the rice will be on the outside of the roll.
STEP 3: Spread Salmon Mix on Nori Sheet
With sushi rice side down, spread an even layer or salmon mix on the nori sheet.
STEP 4: Add the Vegetables and Cream Cheese
Place sliced vegetables and cream cheese on the lower portion of the salmon, as shown.
STEP 5: Roll it up
Transfer the nori sheet with toppings, and with plastic sheet, on top of a bamboo sushi rolling mat. Roll the sushi up tightly.
STEP 6: Cut in Pieces
You may need to trim the ends if they are flimsy. Then, cut the sushi roll into equal pieces, approximately half an inch wide.
What To Serve With Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
Serve canned salmon sushi rolls with pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce or tamari.
It’s also perfect with spicy mayo sauce. You can drizzle homemade spicy sriracha sushi mayo without mayo, over top of the spicy salmon rolls similar to spicy canned tuna sushi rolls (pictured below).
The sushi rolls are quite filling and you don’t need to serve more dishes. Although if you’d like to, there are some classic options you can consider.
Seaweed salad (wakame), chicken or beef teriyaki, Japanese potstickers (gyoza) and miso soup pair well with a sushi meal.
Since a batch of failproof instant pot sushi rice makes enough for eight delicious rolls, it makes sense to serve additional sushi rolls.
The list below are all super easy sushi to make as well.
More Sushi Rolls
Since a batch of failproof Instant Pot sushi rice makes enough for eight rolls, it only makes sense to make more sushi rolls! Plus, the fact that they all taste amazing and complement each other perfectly.
These are all easy and convenient sushi to make. We use IKEA gravad lax (gravlax) smoked salmon for three of the rolls. Shrimp sushi roll is made with IKEA cold water shrimp. The rest are made with canned seafood, salmon, tuna and crab. Super easy.
- Creamy Gravlax Salmon Sushi Uramaki Roll
- Canned Crabmeat Sushi Maki Roll
- Shrimp Sushi Roll Uramaki
- Gravlax Salmon Maki Sushi Roll
- Gravlax Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
- Spicy Canned Tuna Sushi Roll Uramaki (shown below)
Storage Tips for Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
Canned salmon sushi roll uramaki can be stored in the fridge for up to three days.
As with any sushi, the sushi rice will harden as time goes on, so it’s best to enjoy the sushi when freshly made, or within a day or two.
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Spicy Canned Tuna Sushi Roll Uramaki is a similar roll to canned salmon sushi roll uramaki.
With canned tuna, this tuna sushi roll is also convenient to make and we spice it up with a drizzle of spicy sriracha mayo to make it a spicy tuna roll!
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Canned Salmon Sushi Roll Uramaki
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sushi Rice
- 2 Nori Sheets
Canned Salmon Mix
- 4 ounces Canned Salmon, 1 can
- ⅛ cup Labneh
- ⅛ cup Sour Cream
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice, freshly squeezed
- ½ teaspoon Hot Sauce, Frank's
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Vegetables and Toppings
- ¼ cup Bell Peppers, cut into sticks
- ¼ cup Cream Cheese
- ¼ cup Carrots, cut into sticks
- ¼ cup Dill
- 4 Chives
Instructions
- Add all the salmon mix ingredients into a mixing bowl.
- Mix well.
- Spread sushi rice on the nori sheet. We have outlined a method that involves flattening the rice using two sheets of plastic cut from a large Ziplock bag to help with the stickiness of rice issue. See diagram if you'd like to try our method, otherwise you can use your preferred method for distributing the sushi rice evenly on the nori.
- Spread the salmon mix on the nori side of the sushi.
- Add the bell pepper, carrots, chives, dill, and cream cheese.
- Using a bamboo sushi mat, roll up the sushi and cut it into 8 to 10 equal pieces, about half-inch wide.
- Sprinkle black and white sesame seeds on top. Optionally, you can drizzle some spicy sriracha sushi dipping sauce without mayo on top to make it a spicy salmon roll.
Nutrition
Note
The above nutritional values are estimates and should only be used as a guide. If you are following a specific diet or have dietary restrictions, please use your preferred nutritional calculator. If you have a food allergy please ensure that none of the listed ingredients are part of your restrictions. As well, always use a food thermometer to ensure safe cooking temperature of the food items.
