TikTok Salmon Rice Bowl
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes if cooking salmon or 1 minute if using leftovers
Serves: 2
- 2x200g/7oz. salmon fillets
- Salt
- Chilli flakes
- 2 cups cooked sushi rice
- Ice cube
- 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 avocado, cut into chunks
- 2-3 tablespoons Japanese pickled ginger (gari)
- 1/3 cup sliced green onions, sliced
- Sriracha
- Kewpie Mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons noodle crisps
- 2 packets crispy Korean seaweed*
Pickled ginger, noodle crisps, Sriracha, Kewpie mayonnaise and crispy Korean seaweed are available at larger supermarkets or Asian grocery stores.
Step 1 - First cook the salmon fillets. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake in a 200C/400F oven for 15 minutes. Place in a bowl and mash up the salmon into flakes and add salt and chilli flakes to season. Place the rice in a microwave proof bowl and add ice cube (if your salmon is cold you'll microwave it the same time) and cover with parchment. Cook for 1 minute.
Step 2 - Remove the ice cube and mix the salmon with the rice. Top with soy sauce, avocado chunks, pickled ginger, green onions, Sriracha and mayonnaise. Add noodle crisps last and serve with crispy Korean seaweed.
Personal Note
Although lockdown is over, there are still things that I am not quite used to yet and going into a supermarket is one of them. I still do click and collect orders. There was a time where there were some odd substitutions, things missing and there was also an order where every single can had huge dents in it.
For fish I usually try to buy from the fish market but I was pressed for time and they had some nice fresh Tasmanian salmon so I added the salmon to my supermarket order. Usually when you are in the shop you can point to a fillet that you want and salmon fillets vary considerably as you may get a tail end which while perfectly delicious, doesn't look like the classic salmon fillet for a photo. You can write little notes next to each item on your order so I wrote a note to the picker at the supermarket asking for 2 fillets of even thickness. I also write a thank you note to the picker because supermarket staff cop abuse just for doing their job and they are so essential.
I wasn't sure what I would get but I had an inkling when I felt the paper wrapped packet. When I opened up the packet there were two very photogenic salmon fillets. I couldn't have asked for more really. What an unexpected surprising win!
So tell me Dear Reader, have you tried any TikTok food trends? Are you still buying online or are you going into the supermarket?