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Pesto Salmon Rice Bowl
🇯🇵 Japanese

Pesto Salmon Rice Bowl

🇯🇵 Japanese

Flaked roasted salmon over warm sushi rice with soy, spicy mayo, avocado and cucumber, eaten with nori. This pesto version is finished with fresh basil and pine nuts and parmesan cheese. Ready in about 40 minutes.

Prep 15 min Cook 25 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Fresh Basil1 cup
  • Soy Sauce1 tbsp
  • Avocado1
  • Cucumber1/2
  • Pine Nuts2 tbsp
  • Salmon250 g fillet
  • Sushi Rice1 cup, uncooked
  • Kewpie Mayonnaise1 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Parmesan Cheese1/4 cup
  • Spring Onions1
  • Nori Seaweed2 sheets
  • Hot Sauce1 tsp sriracha
  • Sesame Seeds1 tsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook the rice.

  2. 2

    Roast or air-fry the salmon until it flakes, then break into pieces.

  3. 3

    Top warm rice with salmon, soy sauce, mayonnaise and sriracha.

  4. 4

    Add avocado, cucumber, sesame seeds and spring onions; serve with nori.

  5. 5

    Blend basil, pine nuts, parmesan and olive oil into a quick pesto and spoon it over.

Chef's tip

Prep every topping before you start assembling so the warm and cold parts stay at their best.

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