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Fan FavoriteSmoked salmon rice bowl
Hot, spicy, decadent
- CibsIngredients
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 4 oz Smoked salmon
- 1 cup Cooked rice
- 4 baby Carrot
- 1/4 cup Cucumber
- 4 tbsp Hot and Spicy Bachans
- 2 tsp Furikake
- 2 tsp Seasame seeds
- 1 tbsp Sriracha Mayo
Instructions
- 1In a skillet add olive oil. Once heated, add salmon. Cook salmon on medium until golden brown.
- 2Add cooked rice and Bachan's hot and spicy sauce.
- 3Place salmon and rice into a shallow serving bowl. Add shredded carrot and cucumber. Top with furikake, sesame seeds and sriracha Mayo and enjoy!
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Open in Pepper →Why the Rice Bowl Is the Most Flexible Meal Format
A rice bowl is less a recipe than a framework: a base, a protein, vegetables, a sauce, and toppings. Get those five components right and you have an infinitely variable meal that never gets boring.
Day-old rice is key — it's drier than freshly cooked rice and fries better, absorbs sauces without getting mushy, and holds together in the bowl. Keep a container in your fridge all week.
On Pepper, home cooks return to their favorite rice bowl blueprints again and again, from Korean bibimbap and Japanese donburi to Hawaiian poke, Tex-Mex, and everything in between.
Quick Tips
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Season the rice base
Plain white rice is a missed opportunity. Cook it in broth instead of water, stir in a splash of rice vinegar, or add a knob of butter and salt after cooking. Seasoned rice elevates the whole bowl.
- 2
Build in contrasting textures
The best rice bowls have something crunchy alongside something soft — crispy tofu or pickled vegetables next to tender meat and fluffy rice. Aim for at least three different textures in each bowl.
- 3
Sauce ties it all together
A good sauce — whether it's teriyaki, spicy mayo, gochujang, or tahini — is what makes a rice bowl feel intentional rather than random. Drizzle generously and don't skip it.
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Meal prep the components
Rice bowls are ideal for meal prep. Cook a big batch of rice and several toppings separately, then mix and match throughout the week for different meals without repeating the same bowl twice.
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