Salmon Rice Bowls

These salmon rice bowls deliver blissful bites of flaky salmon, fresh asparagus & wild rice all wrapped up in a tangy, spicy Thai style dressing. 

Other easy lunches to try include chilli cheese on toast and prawn sandwiches.

Since early February I’ve been living a very simple lunchtime life consisting mainly of using up leftovers I’ve found in the fridge.  Now, that may sound very clean and frugal, but the truth is, I’ve been having some fairly monotonous lunches lately. 

Last week I decided that it was time to break out of this rut I’d fallen into and give my lunch some welly. Off I went to investigate the contents of my fridge and store cupboard with fresh eyes….

Two minutes later I grabbed a cooked salmon fillet and concocted these flavour-packed Thai salmon rice bowls.

Ingredients notes

I wanted to keep these salmon rice bowls healthy and nutritious. So I’ve incorporated plenty of fresh ingredients to really play up the nourishment factor.

Each bowl is loaded with rice, flaky salmon and fresh, bright asparagus, fresh mint and coriander.

If you don’t happen to have wild rice handy then feel free to substitute white or brown rice instead.

Teamed with a zesty and bold fat-free Thai dressing, made from lime, fish sauce, chilli, mint and coriander, this is one lunch you’ll be tempted by time after time. Each forkful from these salmon rice bowls delivers a taste that is lively, fresh, spicy and generally so very yummy it’s hard to resist.

How to make salmon rice bowls

These bowls look impressive, but are actually very simple to prepare. Simply:

1. Cook the rice and asparagus
2. Flake the salmon and chop the scallions
3. Mix the salmon and wild rice together with the asparagus and herbs
4. Mix the lime juice and fish sauce together in a bowl with the palm sugar until it dissolves, then stir in the remaining dressing ingredients.
5. Pour the dressing over the other ingredients, toss lightly and divide everything between 4 bowls.

I think I may just be falling back in love with lunchtime.

I think it’s the combination of the salty-spicy-zesty boom from the dressing, mixed with the cooling mint and coriander, the crunch from the asparagus & onions and the slightly chewy texture from the salmon and wild rice that keeps me coming back for more. These salmon rice bowls are a new regular feature in my midday break now.

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