Description
Poke bowls with mayak avocado are refreshing, delicious and healthy. This bowl is addictively good and super customizable – once you make it at home, it’ll become a go-to recipe!
Ingredients
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For the Poke Bowls
- 3/4 lb (pound) sushi grade ahi tuna – cut into 1/2″ cubes
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 sheet seaweed, optional
- 1/4 bunch scallions thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup crispy onions optional, for garnish
For the Mayak Avocado and Cucumber
- 1 avocado, cut into 8 pieces per half
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1 clove Garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, for garnish
- 1 thai chili chopped, optional
- 2 tablespoons water
For the Seasoned Rice
- 1 cup raw jasmine rice – then cooked in rice cooker or your method of choice
- 11/2 cup water for the rice
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
For the Mayak Avocado
- Add the water, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, Thai chili (if using), and lemon juice in a bowl. Dice the avocado and toss the sauce with the avocado. Thinly slice the cucumbers, then add this to the avocado and sauce. Mix together and let this sit for at least 10 minutes.
For the Poke Bowl
- Cook the rice by washing the rice and cooking as you usually do. You will season the rice after it’s cooked.
- Cut the tuna into 1/2″ cubes. Add this to a bowl, and toss with the soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil. Let sit in the refrigerator as you work on the other components.
- Make the mayak avocado.
- Finish prepping the remaining ingredients – thinly slice the scallions and seaweed sheet if using.
- Make the rice seasoning by combining the rice vinegar, sugar, salt, and sesame oil. Add this to the cooked rice, then mix together.
- Assemble the bowls by adding a layer of the rice and topping with the Mayak avocado mixture, marinated tuna, green onions, crispy shallots, sesame seeds and seaweed. Enjoy!
Notes
– if you’re vegetarian, you could make this with silken tofu and it would be a delicious vegan option!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: quick and easy
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: Asian