SPICY GINGER SALMON BOWL
You’ll need to allow about 2 hours for the rice: 60 minutes for rice to soak. And then 45 minutes for it to cook plus 15 minutes to sit. If you can’t find black rice (also called forbidden rice), use jasmine rice or sticky rice.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
soaking1 hour hr
Total Time2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Course: dinner
Keyword: salmon bowl
Servings: 4
Calories: 665kcal
RICE BOWL
- 1 cup black rice
- 1 3/4 cups water
- Pinch of salt
AVOCADO SAUCE
- 1 large ripe avocado
- 3 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- A pinch of sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 to 2 teaspoons wasabi paste, optional but very good
- 2 tablespoons cold water
SPICY STICKY SALMON
- 1 lb salmon with skin removed, about 1 1/2 lbs with skin on
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons finely grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons gochujang Korean chili paste
- 2 teaspoons Korean crushed red peppers, or to taste or use crushed red pepper chili flakes
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 3 Persian cucumbers, sliced
- 1 1/2 cups grated or spiralized carrot
- 1 1/2 cups shredded red cabbage
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- Pinch of sea salt
To make the rice:
Rinse the rise thoroughly. Soak for 30 to 60 minutes if time permits. Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the rice and salt and stir. Reduce the heat to low. Cook, covered, without removing the lid, for 45 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand for 15 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.
To make the salmon:
Remove and discard the skin; cube the salmon. In a medium bowl, combine the remaining ingredients except the oil. Add the salmon and toss to combine.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high. Add the salmon. Cook, carefully turning the salmon occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the salmon is cooked and sticky.
Spoon the rice into bowls. Arrange cucumber, carrot, cabbage and red onion in 4 bowls and drizzle with a little rice vinegar, sesame oil and salt. Top the rice with salmon and drizzle over any sauce from the pan. Drizzle the avocado sauce over everything. Sprinkle the salmon with sesame seeds. Serves 4.
Calories: 665kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 678mg | Potassium: 1318mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 8578IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 3mg