Hand rolls are versatile—they make a great work-from-home lunch or a build-it-yourself dinner for a crowd. While you definitely don’t need a recipe to make them (part of the fun is using whatever toppings you want), this version features one specific add-in that might inspire the rest of your spread: spicy salmon salad. Various brands sell tinned salmon (or tuna) flavored with chile, like the Fishwife x Fly By Jing smoked salmon or Dongwon hot pepper tuna; mashing either of these with a bit of mayo (and a bit of the hot oil from the can) creates a punchy, creamy spread for scooping onto nori sheets, along with cooling additions like cucumber and avocado.
Cook’s Note: If you don’t want to bother with the hand roll wrapping technique, swap in a pack of seasoned seaweed snacks for the plain nori sheets; build bites right in your hand by piling everything on top of the piece of crisp seaweed, then fold and eat them like tacos.
