Description
A flavorful Sticky Honey Garlic Salmon Rice Bowl made with coconut rice, tender salmon glazed in a sweet and savory sauce, and a refreshing avocado cucumber salad.
Ingredients
Coconut Rice:
2 cups basmati or long grain white rice
1 can full fat coconut milk
1 and 1/4 cups water
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Honey Garlic Salmon:
1/3 cup soy sauce made without alcohol
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
1 teaspoon sriracha
1 teaspoon salt
6 cloves minced garlic
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil
4 salmon fillets cut into 1 inch cubes
Toppings:
Green onion
Sesame seeds
Spicy mayo
Cucumber Avocado Salad:
2 diced avocados
1 English cucumber sliced into half moons
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Spicy Mayo:
1/2 cup Japanese mayo
2 tablespoons sriracha
1 teaspoon honey
Instructions
1. Rinse the rice until the water runs mostly clear.
2. Combine coconut milk, water, and salt in a pot and bring to a boil.
3. Add rice, reduce heat to medium low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.
4. Prepare the salad by mixing avocado, cucumber, onion, lime juice, and cilantro then refrigerate.
5. Pat salmon dry, cut into cubes, and whisk soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, ginger, sriracha, and salt in a bowl.
6. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat and sear salmon until crisp.
7. Flip salmon and add minced garlic then cook until fragrant.
8. Pour in the sauce and cook until salmon reaches 135°F.
9. Remove salmon then whisk a splash of water into the sauce and simmer to thicken.
10. Assemble bowls with coconut rice, salmon, sauce, salad, and spicy mayo.
Notes
You can remove the salmon skin after cooking if preferred.
Frozen salmon is often fresher than counter salmon and stores well for meal prep.
Air fryer method: cook salmon mixed with sauce at 390°F for 6 to 8 minutes.
Oven method: bake cubed salmon with sauce at 450°F for 6 to 8 minutes.
For lower carbs, use cauliflower rice and reduce honey.
Add avocado only when serving because it does not store well.
Store leftovers in separate containers for up to 4 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American Asian Fusion