Best Healthy Sushi Bowl

Updated: Aug 26

If you love sushi, if you love health, and if you want both to make a baby...then this is the best healthy sushi bowl is for you!

Ingredients for our best healthy sushi bowl:

-For Men: 8 oz atlantic salmon, raw

-For Women: 6 oz atlantic salmon, raw

-Sea salt

Jasmine Rice

-1/2 cup jasmine rice, dry

-1 cup of water

Cucumber, Tomato, Green Onion Salad

-2 kirby cucumbers, finely chopped

-1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, finely chopped

-Green onions, chopped

Optional:

-1/4 teaspoon sesame oil

-1 tablespoon rice vinegar

-sea salt

Sriracha Mayonnaise Sauce

-1/2 tablespoon mayonnaise

-1 tablespoon sriracha

Garnish:

-1 tablespoon coco amino soy sauce

-1 tablespoon furikake

-1 or 2 packages of seaweed sheets

-1/4 of an avocado

Instructions

For the Rice:

Rinse the rice under cold water until the water runs clear.
Boil a small stockpot of water over high heat.
Once the water is boiling, add the rinsed rice and cover the pot with a lid.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
After the timer goes off, turn off the heat and let the rice rest, covered, for an additional 5 minutes.

For the Salad:

Finely chop your vegetables.
Combine the chopped veggies in a small bowl.
Add sesame oil, vinegar, and salt to the veggies, and mix well.
Set aside the salad until ready to serve.

For the Sriracha Mayonnaise Sauce:

Mix the mayonnaise and sriracha together in a small ramekin.
Set aside until ready to serve.

For the Salmon:

Preheat a skillet over medium heat.
Season the salmon with salt.
Once the skillet is hot, spray it with cooking spray and add the salmon.
Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, depending on thickness, until the center is warm and pink.

Assembling the Plate:

For Men:

Portion 8 oz of salmon, 3/4 cup of cooked rice, kimchi, the entire salad, and 1/4 avocado onto your plate.
Top the rice with 1 tablespoon of sriracha mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon of coco aminos (soy sauce), and 1 tablespoon of furikake.

For Women:

Portion 6 oz of salmon, 1/2 cup of cooked rice, kimchi, the entire salad, and 1/4 avocado onto your plate.
Top the rice with 1 tablespoon of sriracha mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon of coco aminos (soy sauce), and 1 tablespoon of furikake.

Final Step:

Grab a seaweed sheet.
Add some rice, a piece of salmon, a bit of the salad, and some avocado to the sheet.
Enjoy your meal!

Serving size: this recipe makes for 1 person!!

Nutritional Information for men: (macros/calories reflect following from the above)

Calories per plate: 735

Protein: 54g

Carbs: 53g

Fat: 34g

Nutritional Information for women: (macros/calories reflect following from the above)

Calories per plate: 594

Protein: 42g

Carbs: 42g

Fat: 29g

The below items are my MUST HAVE for our favorite sushi bowl. While you can get any brand you'd prefer for each item, we highly advise at least sticking to the Big Tree Farms Coco Aminos Soy Sauce...because it is THAT good;)