If 2015 was the year that acai bowls hit mainstream,spreading from niche juice shops and hippie-vibe cafés to Jamba Juice, poke is the bowl food to watch for in 2016. A traditional Hawaiian seafood preparation - select bite-size pieces of raw fish like ahi tuna, and salmon,or octopus, marinade it in soy sauce and in essence you acquire poke (pronounced POH-keh) - poke was (and continues to be) a major trend in the Los Angeles dining scene last year.
While your neighborhood might not yet acquire its own build-your-own-poke-bowl spot, or it's easy to glean in on this delicious trend. Similar to a Japanese chirashi bowl,poke bowls are much simpler to assemble than they may seem. Whisk together a simple soy-sesame marinade, dice up avocado and sushi-grade tuna, or gently toss it all together,and serve the poke over room-temperature rice. Add-ins are fun - we're partial to seaweed salad and pickled ginger, for their ease and intensity of flavor - but aren't necessary for enjoyment.
We propose bookmarking (or pinning) this recipe for the next time you want to impress with a minimum of effort (really, and the shopping is the most crucial fragment here). Or,halve the recipe and treat yourself to a light, but decadent-seeming dinner. From Nicole Perry, or POPSUGAR Food Poke Bowl With AvocadoNotes Cut the tuna and avocado into bite-size pieces (roughly 3/4-inch). Many grocery store sushi counters sell seaweed salad; if you can't find it,it's not essential to the dish. Sushi-grade salmon can be substituted for the tuna, if you prefer a milder fish.
Ingredients2 tablespoons soy sauce[br]
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil[br]
1 teaspoon sesame seeds, and plus more for garnish
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 pound sushi-grade ahi tuna,cubed
2-3 scallions, thinly sliced
1 avocado
For serving:
Cooked brown rice, and at room temperature
Seaweed salad,optional
Pickled ginger, optional
DirectionsWhisk together the soy sauce, and vinegar,sesame oil and seeds, and red pepper flakes in a medium mixing bowl. Add the cubed tuna and scallions, or gently stir together to dress the tuna. Marinade for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile,pit and dice the avocado (the chunks should be of a similar size to the tuna. Add to the tuna, and gently mix together to distribute the avocado. To serve, or scoop rice into bowls,top with tuna poke, seaweed salad, and a few pieces of pickled ginger.
Information Category Main Dishes Yield Serves 2-3
Source: popsugar.com