Salmon Poke Bowls with Wakame

salmon poke bowl with salad base in white bowl

5 from 1 vote

The best kind of easy, delicious, healthy meal: Salmon Poke Bowls! Fresh, vibrant, healthy, and satisfying. Make this Hawaiian-inspired dish that combines buttery salmon with sushi rice, creamy avocado, and wakame seaweed salad. Easy enough for weeknight meals, fancy enough for dinner with friends!

Prep Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Asian

Keyword: Poke, Salmon

Servings:

Calories: 1115kcal

Author: The Subversive Table | Lis Lam

Ingredients

Salmon Poke:

1/2 lb sushi grade salmon
2 Tbsp mayo (Kewpie mayo, preferably)
1 Tbsp sriracha (optional; leave out if you'd like less spicy)
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp mirin
1/2 inch ginger, grated

For rice bowls:

1 1/2 cups short grain/sushi rice (cooked, preferably warm) (3/4 cup per bowl)
1 1/2 cup wakame or seaweed salad (3/4 cup per bowl)
1 avocado, diced (1/2 avocado per bowl)
1 mini cucumber, diced (1/2 mini cucumber per bowl)

Toppings (optional):

furikake (sprinkle each bowl generously)
tobiko (flying fish roe) (1 Tbsp for each bowl)
jalapeno, seeded and minced (1 Tbsp for each bowl)
kewpie mayo, extra drizzle
sriracha, extra drizzle

Instructions

To make Salmon Poke:

In a medium bowl, mix together mayo, sriracha, ginger, mirin, and soy sauce.
Chop salmon into 1-inch chunks. Add to the sauce. Mix well.

To assemble poke rice bowls:

For each bowl, add a generous scoop of warm, short grain rice. Add wakame, cucumber, and avocado. Divide Salmon poke evenly between two bowls. Drizzle extra sriracha and mayo. Sprinkle with furikake. Add tobiko and minced jalapeno, if using.
Serve immediately and enjoy!

Notes

Make rice in a rice cooker. An easier way to ensure perfectly cooked sushi rice. While the rice cooks, chop and assemble the other toppings.

Freeze extra salmon. Salmon freezes very well. I stash extra frozen salmon, already cubed, in the freezer. I can make Salmon Poke any time. A fast and easy meal!

Leave out the mayo. Although I love buttery, eggy mayonnaise (Kewpie) in salmon poke, feel free to leave it out. Instead, season with soy sauce, mirin, and honey instead.

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