Salmon Poke Bowl with Ginger Sesame Dressing

Salmon Poke Bowl with Ginger Sesame Dressing

Written by: Grace Parisi

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Salmon Poke Bowl with Ginger Sesame Dressing

Prep time

20 min

Total time

20 min

Servings

2

Category

Main Course

Origin

American

This fresh salmon and veggie rice bowl is loaded with lean proteins, vegetables, carbs, fat, and plenty of flavor. Poke bowls are infinitely customizable, but here’s one to get you started. See Pro Tips for suggestions. This delicious dressing makes more than you’ll need for this recipe, but it will keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1½ teaspoons toasted sesame oil, divided
  • 1 teaspoon peeled and grated fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha or other hot sauce
  • 2 tablespoons neutral oil such as grapeseed or safflower
  • 8 ounces sockeye salmon poke cubes, or 12 ounces salmon fillets, skin and pin bones removed, salmon cut into ½-inch cubes 
  • 1½ cups warm cooked white or brown rice
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled and shredded
  • 2 cups tender greens, such as baby arugula, spinach, watercress, or mesclun mix
  • 1 cup small raw broccoli florets, cut into ½-inch pieces
  • Salt
  • 1 medium scallion, white and green parts, thinly sliced
  • Roasted sunflower seeds or toasted sesame seeds for garnish

Directions

Make the Dressing

To make the dressing, in a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, the vinegar, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, the ginger, and sriracha. In a slow stream, whisk in the neutral oil. Alternatively, combine all the dressing ingredients in a blender or mini food processor and process until smooth.

Marinate the Salmon

To marinate the salmon, in another small bowl, toss the salmon with the remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce and ½ teaspoon sesame oil.

Finish and Serve

Divide the rice, carrot, and tender greens between 2 bowls. On a work surface, season the broccoli lightly with salt. Gently squeeze the broccoli so it just begins to soften, then transfer it to the bowls.


Add the marinated salmon to the bowls and drizzle with the dressing. Garnish with scallion and sunflower seeds. Enjoy.

Pro tips

Pair it Up

For wine drinkers, pour a crisp riesling or light and spicy grüner veltliner. If beer is your choice, go for a light lager or crisp pilsner. A tasty non-alcoholic option is a shandy with honey, cider vinegar, and grapefruit seltzer.

Mix it Up

A poke bowl is the ultimate blank slate. Add any cooked or raw vegetable, a fried egg, cooked noodle, or grain to your salmon poke.

Grace Parisi

Grace Parisi

Culinary Director Grace Parisi is a cook, writer and cookbook author. Formerly the Senior Test Kitchen Editor at Food & Wine Magazine and Executive Food Director at TimeInc Books, her work has appeared in Cooking Light, Health, O Magazine, Epicurious, Fitness, Today, Serious Eats, Martha Stewart, and many more. She’s the author of more than 6 books, among them The Portlandia Cookbook and Get Saucy, which was nominated for a James Beard award for Best Single Subject Cookbook.

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