Shrimp Avocado Sushi Bowl

Make your own sushi bowls at home! Just 6 main ingredients plus toppings. Crunchy shrimp in spicy-sweet yum-yum sauce is combined with sushi rice, creamy avocado, crisp cucumber, and salted edamame. Tempura flakes add crunch! Top with soy sauce and wasabi for the full sushi experience.

These homemade shrimp avocado sushi bowls are perfect for when you're craving sushi but don't want to leave home or pay a small fortune.

★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★

This yummy shrimp bowl is a simple recipe requires just 6 main ingredients plus toppings — soy sauce, wasabi, sesame seeds and tempura flakes for crunch!

You can use cooked shrimp to save a ton of time, or step it up fry your shrimp with a light better to add a crispy texture.

These bowls are chock full of healthy vegetables and fresh flavors and you will save so much money making these at home. Truly, they are easy to pull off.

★ Ingredients You'll Need ★

Here's a look at what you'll need to assemble these sushi bowls. There are just 6 main ingredients plus some optional extras. Super simple!

Main Ingredients

• Shrimp. You can thaw and use frozen cooked shrimp to save time and calories. Or fry raw shrimp with a corn starch coating for added crunch. Your choice depending on how much effort you want to put it! Either way, you will toss the shrimp in sauce for nice flavor.
• Sauce. The sauce from the shrimp is simple to make using a combo of yum-yum sauce and sweet chili sauce. Just stir together to create a creamy and subtly spicy sauce.
• Cucumbers. English or regular cucumbers will work. Slice lengthwise for nice texture. You can peel them or leave the skin on, your choice.
• Avocado. Fresh diced avocado adds creaminess. Season with a spinkle of salt if you'd like.
• Edamame. Shelled and salted as much as you'd like. You can use canned edamame or frozen.
• Rice. Start with cooked sushi rice then you'll season it with rice wine vinegar, sugar and salt. You can use white wine vinegar in place of rice wine vinegar if needed however, rice wine will give you more of that classic sushi rice flavor.

Optional Toppings

There are a few little extras I recommend to really take these sushi bowls to the next level.

• Soy sauce. If you love to dip your sushi in soy sauce, then you're going to want to drizzle some over this sushi bowl.
• Wasabi. Just a dollop on the side works or you can stir it into the soy sauce before you drizzle is over the bowl.
• Tempura flakes. You can make your own by lightly pan-frying panko crumbs in a small amount of oil. To save time though, you can buy tempura flakes ready to go. Here's another little hack, can't find them or don't want to order them online? Try using crispy rice cereal instead!
• Black sesame seeds. These add a pop of color, nutty flavor and a little crunch. Feel free to use white sesame seeds if you prefer.

★ How to Make this Recipe ★

These homemade sushi bowls come together in a few steps.

Here's a look at what you'll need to do:

• Slice the avocado, cucumbers and prepare edamame.
• Coat shrimp in seasoned corn starch and fry.
• Toss crispy cooked shrimp in sauce.
• Cook rice and add seasonings.
• Layer rice, veggies and shrimp in a bowl.
• Add toppings.

★ Tips & FAQs ★

Secret is in the sauce.

Just like sushi, you should, at a minimum, enjoy this sushi bowl with soy sauce and wasabi. I like to mix the two together and then pour evenly over top.

If you want to take the flavor up another notch from there, try this quick and easy sweet and spicy sushi sauce. To make it, all you need to do is mix one part Asian sweet chili sauce with one part Yum Yum sauce. The result is a creamy, sweet and spicy sauce that goes great with this sushi bowl. Make as much or as little as you'd like to dress up your bowl just keep the ratio of sauces 1 to 1.

Make and take to work for lunch.

These shrimp sushi bowls bowl can made ahead and stored in a Mason jar or your preferred type of to-go container for easy transportation. No heating is needed. Just wait to add soy sauce and wasabi when you're ready to eat.

I like to make these in the wide-mouth pint size mason jars and I buy the reusable plastic lids to fit.

Where can I find wasabi paste?

Many specialty grocery stores and even some mainstream stores like Walmart carry wasabi paste. It's great because it typically comes in a tube so you can squeeze as much as you need and then seal it up, saving the rest for later.

If you're having trouble finding wasabi paste, you can get it from Amazon.

If you get a lot of sushi take out like we do, then you can even start stock piling the leftover wasabi packets to use for your homemade sushi. 🙂

Chopsticks or spoon — your choice!

I like the experience of eating sushi with chopsticks but since this sushi is in bowl form, it can be a little tricky. The sticky rice does help. But if you prefer, go ahead and dig in with a spoon. I won't judge.

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Kid-friendly!

This dish is pretty kid friendly believe it or not! Most kids like the ingredients separately — shrimp, rice, cucumbers, etc. but some kiddos might like it right in the bowl all together, maybe just minus the wasabi unless you have very adventurous kids. This makes for a nice, semi-gourmet meal for the parents without having to make something totally different for the kids. Quick and easy too!

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