Teriyaki salmon rice bowl with spinach & avocado. Tender broiled salmon glazed with homemade teriyaki sauce on a bed of sushi rice, with spinach, sliced avocado and a sprinkling of toasted sesame & nuri.

Active Time: 25 mins | Total Time: 45 mins | Serves: 4

Ingredients

Salmon:

1 pound salmon fillet cut into 4 thin portions (skin on is fine)

Teriyaki Sauce:

3/4 cup soy sauce
3/4 cup Mirin (rice wine)
1/2 cup sugar (white or brown)
1 teaspoon finely minced garlic (optional)
1 teaspoon finely minced ginger (optional)

Toasted Sesame and Nori:

1 8-inch square sheet of Nori, cut with a scissors into 1-inch strips. Stack the strips and cut crosswise into 1-inch by 1/4-inch confetti.
2 tablespoons of black or white sesame seeds, or a mixture of both

Sushi Rice:

2 cups sushi rice (short grain rice)
2/3 cup homemade seasoned rice vinegar (see ingredients below) or you can buy seasoned rice vinegar in the Asian section of your grocery store.
1 cup rice vinegar
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt

Sautéed Spinach:

20 ounces fresh spinach, washed
1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
Kosher salt

Garnish:

1 bunch scallions, washed, trimmed, and sliced crosswise
1 Avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced

Short Instructions:

Step 1

In a medium bowl, toss the fish with 1 tablespoon of the lime juice. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Drain and pat dry.

Step 2

In a large pot, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the fish in a single layer and brown on one side only over moderately high heat, about 1 1/2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

Step 3

Add the onion, chiles, garlic and the 1/4 cup chopped cilantro to the pot and cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste, coating the vegetables. Add the clam juice and scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to moderate and simmer for 4 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and simmer until thickened slightly, about 3 minutes.

Step 4

Whisk the cashew butter with 2 tablespoons of hot water, then stir it into the stew. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of lime juice and season with salt. Transfer the stew to bowls, garnish with cilantro and serve.

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