Crispy Spicy Salmon Bowls
No need to track down sushi grade salmon. We are cubing, seasoning and cooking our salmon pieces in under 15 minutes and they will taste better than restaurant bought sushi bowls. My favorite part of this recipe is, of course, the sauce, which brings everything together.
Make sure you remove the skin from your salmon. I had the man behind the counter at the market do it for me. The gray part can remain, its the silver scales you want gone. Rinse and then pat the fish dry with a paper towel. Next you will cube it into small chunks, making sure not to cut them too small. This is because while turning them in the pan, they will fall apart if they’re too tiny. Also keep in mind that meat and fish both shrink when cooked.
The remaining ingredients are great for texture and color. The avocado is a must for the sushi bowl experience. I love the freshness and crunch of the carrot, scallions and the cucumber. I really recommend grabbing some Kewpie Mayo but regular mayonnaise definitely will work. If you like your sauce super spicy, add more Sriracha.
If you like this, you should definitely check out my Tuna Poke Bowls .. same style and super delicious! Also similar and new are my Bang Bang Shrimp Bowls – amazing!
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Crispy Spicy Salmon Bowls
Ingredients
Rice:
- 1 cup sushi rice, uncooked
- 2 tbs unseasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
Salmon:
- 2 lbs salmon
- salt, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika + dried oregano to taste
- 1/4 cup sesame oil (divided)
Spicy Mayo:
- 1/2 cup kewpie mayo
- 2 tbs Sriracha sauce
- 1 tbs honey
Assembly:
- 1 large avocado, sliced
- 1 large carrot, juliened
- 3 persian cucumbers, sliced
- 2 scallions, diced
- 4 oz salmon caviar
- 1 nori sheet, sliced thin strips
- 1 tbs black sesame seeds
Instructions
Rice:
- Cook your rice according to package instructions. In a small pot, warm your rice vinegar, sugar and salt until just about to boil and then remove from the burner. Transfer your COOKED rice to a platter, evenly pour the mixture on top and fluff with a fork.
Salmon:
- Remove the skin from your salmon. Pat dry the fish with a paper towel. Cube the salmon into 1.5 inch chunks. Season the pieces with the seasonings – generously. Toss them to spread it all over the pieces.
- In a large skillet, working in 2 batches, heat 2 tbs sesame oil on medium high. Add HALF the salmon and cook for 3-4 minutes per side, gently turning. Internal temperature of salmon should be no less than 145°F. Transfer cooked salmon to paper towel lined platter. Wipe down your pan clean and repeat with remaining oil and salmon.
Spicy Mayo:
- Whisk all of the ingredients together until smooth.
They didnt have any kewpie mayo at my grocers, so we used Terry Ho’s YUM YUM sauce. Super delicious recipe. 😋 Thank you for creating such yummy /healthy dishes.
MMMMMM that sounds great with the yum yum sauce – thanks for the rec! And thank you for rating the recipe!
will be making this later this week to rotate into my carb cycling menus. are the nutritional stats per serving or for the whole dish?
Hi paul, all my recipes mention the servings at the top of the recipe box! This recipe is for 4 servings! Hope you enjoy!!
Delish! I put yum yum sauce on the top of mine
Made this for dinner tonight, it was absolutely delicious!! My husband and I enjoyed it very much. I will definitely be making it again. 🤩
Is the nutritional of 974 calories for 1 serving or for 4 ?
Is the calorie count for the entire recipe or for one serving?
So delicious! I skipped the vinegar topping for the rice and just added cilantro to the rice. I added rice vinegar and honey to the cucumbers and added kimchi as a topping.The cubed salmon was SOO good! We hosted some friends and they raved about it!
Hi Cara, SO happy it was a hit for your get-together! And I love the toppings you used! Thanks for sharing!
Delicious! Big hit with my entire family. Thank you!
Hi Frankie! So glad you guys enjoyed the bowls! Thanks for the rating!
Oh my goodness. SO YUMMY. I love a good poke bowl but recently started Keto. Made this with lettuce instead of rice. Also, crispy salmon!!! Why haven’t I thought about that before?
Hi Valerie, Well you know about it now and that’s what matters! Glad you liked the dish and love that you subbed lettuce into the bowl instead of the rice. I have also tried it with cauliflower rice too and the bomb!!
Delicious and so easy to make. This will be a regular dish in my household. Yummy!
Hi Amie, Glad you enjoyed the bowls! We make it all the time too!
Made this so many times…it’s part our family regular best list recipes. I have also shared it with many of my friends 💕
That’s so great! thank you for sharing the recipe and for enjoying it!!
With the sriracha shortage I subbed in sweet chili sauce with the kewpie and honey and it was excellent. The 8 year old and 6 year old loved it all (as did Mom and Dad).
Hi Jeff, Sweet chili sauce goes perfectly with kewpie! And I’m glad everyone loved it!
Wow! Absolutely love this Recipe! My husband who loves Sushi rarely eats Salmon or Cod. This is game changing for me. I’ve made this recipe three times already within the last two weeks! You can totally change up the content of the bowl. Air Fry or pan fry both work! I love your recipes! Please keep them coming!!!
Does 974kcal for 1 serving? or for 4?
I made this last week and it turned out so good. So tasty and easy to make. One of my favorite recipes.
This recipe is amazing!!! So darn delicious and super easy to make. Thank you!
Hi Janani, Thanks so much for the rating and your kind words!