Char-Grilled Alaska Salmon Rice Bowl with Peanut Sauce
Healthy Alaska seafood bowl with wild Alaska salmon skewers, fresh veggies and zesty peanut sauce.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the sauce:
- Prepared or bottled Thai peanut sauce
For the cucumber tomato salad:
- 2 cups English cucumber, halved lengthwise, then thin-sliced
- 2 cups cherry/pear tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup red onion, half-moon slivered
For the rice:
- 3 cups cooked brown rice, kept warm
- 1/4 teaspoon nigella seed or black sesame seed
- 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the salmon:
- 4 (4-5 ounce each) Wild Alaska salmon fillets, quartered
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Greens:
- 8-12 cups mixed greens
Preparation
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Step 1 Prepare the rice
Toss warm rice with nigella or black sesame seed, olive oil and salt/pepper. Refrigerate, covered, if not using immediately.
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Step 2 Cook fish
Heat grill over medium-high heat. Rub canola oil on grill grates and metal skewers. Skewer salmon. Brush fish with additional canola oil, then salt/pepper to taste. Cook for a few minutes on each side, until slightly charred. Remove skewers from the grill.
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Step 3 For each serving
Place 2-3 cups mixed greens in the bottom of a large single-serving bowl. Add 3/4 cup rice. Add 3 small dollops of sauce onto greens and rice. Place 1 cup of cucumber tomato salad around the rice. Add a skewer of salmon, and 1 tablespoon sauce. Garnish with chopped green onions, crushed peanuts and crispy fried garlic, as desired.
