Spicy Salmon Rice Muffins
These bite sized sushi rice muffins were gone in minutes. My family loves sushi but I hate paying $20 per roll at the restaurant since my kids need at least 2 rolls to feel full. Yes they love to eat. This is basically a delicious alternative with a fraction of the cost.
The idea started on TikTok from a food blogger by the nam of Victoria Minell @torminell – she has some amazing recipes and I highly suggest you check her out!
If you like this recipe, you will LOVE my viral Crispy Spicy Salmon Bowls or my Crispy Salmon Tacos or my Everything Air Fryer Salmon Bowls.
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Spicy Salmon Rice Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 sheets nori paper
- 1½ cups cooked sushi rice, cooled
Salmon:
- 1 lb salmon, skin removed + cubed small
- 2 tbs sesame oil (or olive oil)
- 1 tbs low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbs honey
- 2 scallions, diced
- 1/2 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, dried oregano
- salt to taste
Spicy Mayo:
- 1/4 cup kewpie mayo
- 2 tsp Sriracha sauce
- 1 tsp honey
Toppings:
- 1/2 avocado, diced small
- 2 tsp black sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F. Grab a scissor and cut your nori sheets into four equal squares.
- Toss your cubed salmon in a bowl with all of the rest of the salmon ingredients and coat. Marinate for up to 4 hours.
- To each nori square, add about 1 heaping tablespoon of rice and spread out slightly. Transfer the square to your muffin slot, pushing down gently to center the rice in the middle with the edges coming up along the sides of the slot. Grab out 4-5 salmon cubes and fill each muffin slot. Transfer the pan to your oven and bake for 15-17 minutes. Broil, if needed, at the end, to get a little tan on the salmon .. 1-2 minutes.
- Remove allow to cool slightly and top with your avocado, sesame seeds and drizzle of spicy mayo.
Spicy Mayo:
- In a small bowl, mix the kewpie mayo, sriracha and honey. Taste and adjust if needed.
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This recipe is brilliant. My self proclaimed sushi snob boyfriend called them “divine.” Will be making these again and trying the shrimp version as well. Note: didn’t have kewpie Mayo but used Best Foods and it worked beautifully.
Hi Julia, Well that’s a great compliment for the recipe but I’m sure you a fabulous chef!
Question: non-stick or regular muffin pan (with no oil)?
I have to make these! Is the sesame oil the raw untoasted kind or the stronger flavored toasted kind? Thanks!
untoasted sesame oil here.
Just live it. Make it for the first time I was a little scared, great combination!
Glad you liked the dish! thanks for trying them out!
Hi! Can i ask what i can use instead of nori? I’m allergic to seaweed. Thanks!
Wonton wrappers or flour tortillas
Easy and delicious!
Hi Tracey, glad you liked the salmon dish! And thanks for rating it!
can I make these the day before?
Hi Sharon, If you’re not planning on reheating them and eating them cold – then yes.
These were DELICIOUS!! I didn’t use most of the spices as I didn’t have them on hand, and still, the flavour was insanely yummy. Cooked them for 15 mins at the suggested temp, but for the last 4 minutes, turned the oven up to broil, resulting in a lightly crispy exterior on the salmon. I only used Mirin and salt for the rice and would do it again!
Can’t wait to make them again– they will make an awesome quick pick me up snack.
Hi Rachel, Oh that’s awesome and thanks for sharing your feedback with us so that others can use your tips.Cheers!
This is superb 👍 it’s like going to the moon and back.. Me n hubby obsession towards this Salmon sushi.. Never enough.. The best ever.. Better then sushi restaurant because I can put a lots of salmon and everything on it.. Hahaha..love to the max 😍
Hi Vieann, That’s so awesome I’m so glad you like the recipe so much! Cheers to you both!
I love that You can play with the toppings and turn out a restaurant quality presentation. So delicious and easy!
will the salmon fully cook ?
pregnant and craving sushi so trying some alternatives😅
Hi,
I don’t know if you’re still pregnant, but I wanted to let you know information that was AMAZING to me during my pregnancies. It turns out raw fish in this country is not a risk to your pregnancy (except high mercury fish, of course). I read a book called Expecting Better, and she researched and dispelled many of the current thoughts on all those things we “shouldn’t” do during pregnancy.
Here is a separate article relating the same information – https://www.lucieslist.com/pregnant-food-safety/#gref
Good luck on the rest of your pregnancy. Or congratulations, you’re done!
So simple and delicious! thank you Stella 🙂
We will make these again. Halibut, Tuna or Salmon. Delicious!!
Did you spray the muffin tins with oil
no spray here!
The flavor was excellent. My avocado wasn’t ripe so I omitted it and look forward to making them again with the avocado. But I did have a few issues. My “muffins” stuck to the muffin tin something fierce. I’m back here to read through the instructions in the blog to see if the tin should have been sprayed and that instruction was overlooked in the printable version but no, I see in the comments that you don’t spray. Like others, my muffins also kind of fell apart, of course, the fact that they stuck to the tin so much didn’t help that aspect. So I think that what I did wrong, was that I had prepared the ingredients, put everything together and set the tin aside while I was working on a couple other dishes so that I could then cook everything at the same time. Perhaps the moisture from the rice and the salmon went into the nori thus making it more susceptible to sticking to the baking tin? So next time I will put everything together and immediately put it into the oven. I may give the tin a bit of a spritz of cooking spray too. I will also gently push everything down into the muffin tin to sort of lightly compact the rice which I think will help prevent the “muffins” from falling apart while plating.
Made them three times already, sooo good!!! Thanks for the recipe!
Any suggestions on making it a chicken or beef version please??
totally making this this week end! what would serve with it other than a green salad?
Hi Avi, I would definitely serve salad – should suffice depending on how many people you have! I mean its pretty all in one dish!