Sushi Recipes
Sushi night at home is easier than it looks, and it costs a lot less than a restaurant tab. This roundup has every sushi recipe I have in one place, from classic nigiri and spicy rolls to no-roll sushi stacks, crispy rice, and poke bowls.
15 Homemade Sushi and Poke Recipes
If you've never made sushi before, start with a stack, a tower, or a bowl. You get the same flavors with no bamboo mat and no rolling. If you're ready to shape some rice, the nigiri recipes are up first.
Sushi, Nigiri, and Sushi-Style Recipes
Dungeness Crab Salad for Poke and Sushi
Homemade crab salad made with fresh Dungeness crab is the ultimate way to enjoy this sushi classic! Use it to make crab rolls, heap in on a poke bowl, add some sriracha for spicy crab rolls, or just eat it with a spoon. I won't tell.
Get The Recipe: Dungeness Crab Salad for Poke and Sushi
King Salmon Nigiri with Lemon
Hand-pressed sushi rice topped with fresh wild-caught Pacific king salmon and a bright touch of lemon.
Get The Recipe: King Salmon Nigiri with Lemon
Salmon Nigiri
A classic salmon nigiri you can make at home with a handful of simple ingredients.
Get The Recipe: Salmon Nigiri Recipe
Spicy Dynamite Rolls
Rolls with the creamy, spicy flavor you'd expect from a dynamite roll at your favorite sushi spot.
Get The Recipe: Spicy Dynamite Rolls
Spicy Salmon Rolls
Salmon with a spicy kick, rolled up and ready to dunk in soy sauce.
Get The Recipe: Spicy Salmon Rolls
Salmon Sushi Stack
All the flavor of a salmon roll, layered into a stack instead. No rolling required.
Get The Recipe: Salmon Sushi Stack (No Rolling Required)
Philadelphia Roll Sushi Tower
Philadelphia roll flavors stacked into a sushi tower, which makes it a good one to serve at a party.
Get The Recipe: Philadelphia Roll Sushi Tower
California Roll Bowl
This bowl uses imitation crab sticks, which is what sushi restaurants typically use in their rolls. You get California roll flavor without any rolling.
Get The Recipe: California Roll Bowl
Spicy Salmon Crispy Rice
Crispy rice squares topped with spicy salmon. Crunchy and creamy in the same bite.
Get The Recipe: Spicy Salmon Crispy Rice
Albacore Poke Tower
Albacore poke layered into a tower, with the flavors of a poke bowl in a stacked sushi-style presentation.
Get The Recipe: Albacore Poke Tower
Poke Bowl Recipes
Spicy Salmon Poke Bowl
Salmon poke with a little heat, served over rice.
Get The Recipe: Spicy Salmon Poke Bowl
Bluefin Tuna Poke Bowl
A poke bowl built around bluefin tuna.
Get The Recipe: Bluefin Tuna Poke Bowl
Salmon Miso Poke Bowl
Salmon poke with miso for a savory, salty flavor.
Get The Recipe: Salmon Miso Poke Bowl
Hawaiian Salmon Poke
Hawaiian-style salmon poke you can serve over rice or eat on its own.
Get The Recipe: Hawaiian Salmon Poke
Albacore Tuna Poke
Albacore tuna poke, easy to make and good over rice or with crackers.
Get The Recipe: Albacore Tuna Poke
Homemade Sushi FAQ
For any recipe that uses raw fish, buy it from a fishmonger or seafood counter you trust and tell them you plan to eat it raw. "Sushi-grade" isn't a regulated term, so the best thing to do is ask which fish they'd eat raw that day.
Yes. Crab, cooked shrimp, and imitation crab all work. Try the California Roll Bowl or the Dungeness Crab Salad for Poke and Sushi.
Start with a sushi stack, a tower, or a bowl. You get the same flavors as a roll without a bamboo mat or any rolling skills.
