Salmon poke bowls
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 10 to 30 mins
- Serve
- Serves 4
- Dietary
- Dairy-freeHealthy
Poke bowls have all the deliciousness of sushi but in a convenient bowl, which means there’s more of it and no tricky rolling! With a sticky rice base, they can be topped with fresh ingredients, or leftovers from the fridge – make it colourful, make it delicious, make it yours.
Each serving provides 784 kcal, 26g protein, 106g carbohydrate (of which 8.1g sugars), 27g fat (of which 5.1g saturates), 5.3g fibre and 2.5g salt.
Ingredients
For the rice
- 500g/1lb 2oz sushi rice or sticky rice
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp sugar (any type)
For the sauce
- 25g/1oz mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- ½ tsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 1 lemon, juice only
- 1 tsp black pepper, plus extra to serve
To finish
- 2 sushi grade skinless salmon fillets (about 200g/7oz total), cut into cubes
- 2 small or 1 large avocado, sliced (with a squeeze of lemon to prevent browning)
- 4 tbsp pickled red cabbage
- 1 large carrot, grated
- large handful of salted peanuts, roughly chopped
- 2 spring onions, sliced
- sesame seeds
- nori sheets, snipped into strips
Method
Put the rice in a saucepan and wash until the water runs clear. Add just enough water to come 1cm/½in above the rice. Stirring all the time, place on a high heat (stirring will ensure that the rice doesn’t settle on the base). Once it comes to the boil, leave it to simmer on a medium heat until all the water has evaporated. Pop the lid on and leave on the lowest setting to steam (about 10 minutes).
Meanwhile gather together everything you need to finish off the bowl.
Make the sauce by mixing together the mayonnaise, soy sauce, sesame oil, fish sauce, sriracha, lemon juice and black pepper. Put the salmon into a bowl, then pour over the sauce and mix well.
Once the rice has steamed, mix the vinegar, salt and sugar in a small bowl, then pour over the rice and stir through.
Divide the rice between two bowls and start adding all the different finishing ingredients. The salmon first, then the avocado, pickled red cabbage, carrot and peanuts. Sprinkle with the spring onions, sesame and nori, add a sprinkling of black pepper, and serve.
Recipe tips
The sauce here also makes a great marinade for chicken wings, pour over 1kg/2lb 4oz chicken wings and mix well to coat. Pop the wings into a freezer bag and leave for another day. Cook at 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7 for 40 minutes, turning halfway.
As the salmon is eaten raw, it needs to be sushi grade (there's a risk of parasites in regular salmon, which would be killed during cooking). If you can't find sushi-grade salmon, use a regular salmon fillets and fry them over a high heat until cooked. Use a neutral oil, such as vegetable oil, and allow to cool a little before mixing with the sauce ingredients (mayonnaise will curdle if heated).
Sticky rice is widely available in ready-cooked pouches if you want to keep things simple.
Poke bowls can be made a day in advance and eaten cold, but need to be kept refrigerated.
