
Salmon Rice Bowl
Even a person who is committed to cooking at home for most meals needs a get-out-of-jail-free card, you know? We have a couple of places in our neighbourhood that give me that kind of break when I need it. One is Terroni, well known in Toronto for their amazing pizzas (although both Laura and I live for their Nizzarda salad), and the other is our local sushi spot. The staff are incredibly sweet and one of their walls is covered with my kids’ art so you know how often we’re there. We all have our usuals on the menu. Esme and Julian love the gyoza and California hand rolls, Ben likes the hamachi sushi and I always order a salad that combines greens, sushi rice and sashimi.
I’m not a believer in home made sushi but I’d always thought about tweaking that salad into something that could be made (safely!) at home. And this is it! It’s accidentally trendy with the current obsession for bowls, and it’s a light yet satisfying dinner. I could eat this thing every night if no one else complained. Feel free to freestyle with the veggies and go with what you’ve got. I particularly love it when the fish and rice are still warm but you could absolutely make those parts in advance and assemble it cold.
And don’t think that because I’ve figured out how to make one of my favourite restaurant meals at home that I don’t still take a break from cooking. I do, my friends, I really do.
photo by Maya Visnyei
Ingredients
- Makes: 4 servings
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Marinade & Dressing
- ½ (125 ml) cup soy sauce
- 2 tsp (2 ml) sesame oil
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) brown sugar
- 2 tsp (2 ml) sriracha sauce
- 3 Tbsp (45 ml) rice wine vinegar
- Salad
- 3 salmon filets
- 1 cup (250 ml) rice (I like jasmine, but use what you’ve got)
- 1 carrot, shredded or matchsticked
- 1 pepper, matchsticked
- 2 cups (500 ml) cabbage, finely shredded
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) edamame
- 1/2 avocado, cubed
- handful of sliced scallions
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) sesame seeds
- 1 sheet nori, torn into small pieces (optional)
Method
Whisk together the marinade ingredients and set half of it aside for dressing.
Place the salmon filets in a bowl and cover in the marinade.
Cover with cling film and place in the fridge for half an hour.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cook rice according to package instructions.
Cover a baking sheet with foil.
Place the marinated salmon on the sheet and bake for about 8 minutes.
Remove from the oven and break the cooked salmon into large bite-sized chunks.
In a large serving bowl, toss together the cabbage, carrot, pepper, edamame and avocado with the salad dressing.
Place a large scoop of rice in each bowl and toss in a large scoop of the salad mix.
Add pieces of salmon to the top and scatter over with scallions, sesame seeds and nori.
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May 13, 16:14What’s the sushi place you like? I also live in Toronto and love any child friendly recommendations!