Poke bowls are Hawaiian dishes that usually consist of fresh fish or seafood that’s been marinated, rice, veggies, and a sauce. “Poke” means to cut something, so it literally means that the raw fish, typically marinated, is chopped and served with veggies, rice, and sauce.
While the dish is normally prepared with raw seafood (raw tuna is the most common option, but options like raw salmon, or similar raw seafood also work), since becoming popular all over the world, people started adapting the dish to their liking, so you can now find tofu poke bowls, or even chicken poke bowls (cooked chicken, not raw, of course). While those options aren’t traditional, they’re a great way to try out the poke bowl while fitting your diet plan.
Salmon is one of my favorite protein sources to use in poke bowls. It’s nutritious, very healthy, and easy to prepare, and its delicate flavor goes with almost anything, so it’s easy to tailor the dish to your liking by using different veggies (green onion, cabbage, carrot, avocado, cucumber, etc.), sauces (sriracha sauce, peanut sauce, etc.), and even different forms of rice (white rice, brown rice, cauliflower rice, sushi rice, etc.). You can also top your bowl with toasted sesame seeds or regular sesame seeds, or red pepper flakes, depending on what you like.
As salmon poke bowls allow you to enjoy the versatility of salmon and experiment with different ingredients that go well with it, in this post I’ll be sharing some delicious salmon poke bowl recipes you can try out.
5 Salmon Poke Bowl Recipes
Some of the recipes will be using raw, sushi-grade salmon (which is a great way to eat raw salmon if you want to try it), and some will be using smoked salmon, as I like that variation and it’s great for those who want to enjoy salmon but don’t want it to be completely raw. You’ll even find options for cooked salmon – while it’s not traditional, some people don’t like raw or smoked salmon, but still want to try this type of dish, so it’s a great way for them to get familiar with it.
If you’ll be using raw salmon, make sure to find high-quality sushi-grade salmon, so you’re sure it’s safe to eat raw. Using sushi-grade fish is very important when consuming it raw.
Smoked Salmon, Cucumber and Avocado Poke Bowl
336 calories
Ingredients
4 oz Smoked salmon – 133 calories
1 cup Cauliflower rice, raw (already riced) – 38 calories
1 Cucumber, medium – 42 calories
½ Avocado, small – 116.5 calories
1 tsp Sesame seeds (tsp) – 6 calories
ÂĽ tsp Salt – 0 calories
1 Tbsp Soy sauce (Tbsp) – 0 calories
Instructions
Step 1: Spray pan with oil spray.
Step 2: Stir-fry cauliflower rice on medium heat, ~7 minutes, until you see the some browning.
Step 3: Add salt. Refrigerate.
Step 4: Slice cucumber in to coin shapes.
Step 5: Once cauli rice has cooled, combine all ingredients.
Poke Bowls Boxes
473 calories
Ingredients
1 Cucumber, small – 32 calories
½ Avocado, small – 116.5 calories
2 oz Smoked salmon – 66.5 calories
½ cup Edamame, shelled – 130 calories
½ cup Rice, cooked – 110 calories
2 Tbsp Soy sauce (Tbsp) – 0 calories
3 tsp Sesame seeds (tsp) – 18 calories
Instructions
Step 1: Cook rice as instructed on the package. Add in sesame seeds once cooked.
Step 2: Slice cucumber into coin shapes.
Step 3: Combine all ingredients into a container.
Spicy Salmon Poke Bowl
If you’re a fan of spicy food, you’ll definitely be a fan of this spicy salmon poke bowl! It’s so easy to make, yet it’s so delicious. Plus, you can customize it with your favorite toppings.
The recipe calls for sockeye salmon, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sriracha, sesame oil, cucumbers, honey, red chili flakes, and plain greek yogurt or light mayonnaise. For the base of the bowl, you can add your favorite rice, and you can top this salmon recipe with any veggies or toppings you like – edamame, carrots, cabbage, sesame seeds, and so on.
The great thing about this dish is that it’s not only customizable, delicious, and easy to make, but it also takes you a total od 30 minutes for preparation of the dish, which means this is a great option for a quick lunch or dinner when you’re busy and don’t have time to or simply don’t feel like spending hours in the kitchen!
Find the recipe here: https://www.jessicagavin.com/spicy-wild-alaskan-sockeye-salmon-poke-bowls/
Easy Salmon Poke Bowls – Raw & Cooked Versions
Here’s another amazing recipe for salmon poke bowls! This recipe calls for sushi-grade salmon, white rice, cucumber, radishes, avocado, seaweed salad, mango, pickled ginger, sesame seeds, spicy aioli, garlic, fresh ginger, mirin, soy sauce, lemon juice, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and scallions.
While it might seem like lots of ingredients, it’s actually very easy and quick to prepare. In fact, you’ll only need about 15 minutes to prepare the dish (but it does say you should marinate the salmon for about 45 minutes, however, it only takes 15 minutes of actual work you have to do).
In this specific recipe, you’ll also find instructions on how to cook your salmon if you’re not comfortable with eating raw salmon yet, but you still want to try out the flavors or a poke bowl. The dish is also easy to customize to your liking by making any swaps that better suit your tastebuds.
Find the recipe here: https://www.savoryexperiments.com/salmon-poke-bowls/
Simple Salmon Poke Bowl
This is another variation of the salmon poke bowl, but what makes this version special and different from the ones above, is that it uses pineapple! The sweetness of the pineapple really complements the other flavors well, so even if you’re not a fan of fruit in savory dishes, you might want to try this one.
Plus, the whole recipe comes t
ogether in 20 minutes, so it’s a super quick dinner or lunch option to make on busy days.
Find the recipe here: https://lifemadesweeter.com/salmon-poke-bowl/
If you’re a fan of salmon, and you’re looking for salmon meal prep ideas, here are some meal prep ideas with salmon you can try out.
Find the recipe here: https://lifemadesweeter.com/salmon-poke-bowl/
If you’re a fan of salmon, and you’re looking for salmon meal prep ideas, here are some meal prep ideas with salmon you can try out.
