Bored of the same old meals day in, day out? We hear you! So, why not try experimenting with a salmon rice bowl? They’re a great way to explore new flavours and ingredients and revamp your traditional lunch or dinner.
This one, from nutritionist Vidushi Binani, the co-founder of Cafe Volonté in London, is flavoured with miso and soy and topped with sesame seeds.
“Salmon is great source of omega 3 fatty acids and a source of protein as well,” Vidushi explains, talking about the health benefits of the dish. “Since the marinade contains miso, which is a fermented soy paste, it also has some gut-friendly probiotics. Plus, the seaweed and sesame seasoning is also a source of plant protein and certain vitamins.”
Keen to try the salmon rice bowl yourself?
Vidushi’s recipe is below…
Ingredients (serves 4)
400g mixed wild rice
2 avocado, kept in halves and sliced
200g Cucumber, thinly sliced
20g Pickled Ginger
Wasabi mayo
Sesame seeds (if you choose not to make the sesame garnish)
For the miso salmon
4 salmon fillets
30g brown rice miso paste
5g soy sauce
Dash of agave syrup
For the sesame furikake garnish (optional)
½ cup white sesame seeds
2-3 nori sheets
½ teaspoon salt
How to make the salmon rice bowl
- Start by preparing the salmon. Skin and portion the fillets and lay in a bowl with mixed miso paste and soy sauce. Let them marinade for 30 minutes in the fridge.
- After 30 minutes, brush off all the excess marinade and then cook the salmon on a pan, for about four to six minutes.
- Meanwhile, if you are making the sesame garnish, start to prepare this. Blitz the nori sheets and toast the sesame seeds in the oven. Then mix all the ingredients together.
- Now assemble the bowls. Mix a teaspoon of rice vinegar into the wild rice. Start placing the mixed wild rice at the bottom of each of the bowls.
- Top each bowl of rice with three sectors: the sliced avocado, the salmon fillet, and the sliced cucumber topped by large dots of wasabi mayo.
- Complete the bowl with the pickled ginger. Garnish with the sesame furikake mix or sesame seeds.
