Japanese Maple-Ginger Salmon Rice Bowls
Crisp-skinned salmon gets a sticky maple-ginger glaze, with cool cucumber and grated carrot over tender rice.
Fits Celiac, Hashimoto's, GERD and 10 more diets
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Ingredients
- 600 g skin-on salmon fillets, cut into four portions
- 1.5 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ½ tsp sumac
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1.5 cup short-grain rice, uncooked
- 2.25 cup water
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, grated
- 3 scallions, green parts thinly sliced
- 1 tsp fine salt
Method
- Rinse rice, cover with water, and bring to a boil.
- Cover and simmer until tender and water is absorbed.15 min timer
- Salt salmon, then sear skin-side down until crisp and browned.5 min timer
- Flip salmon; add maple, ginger, and water, then reduce to a coating glaze.3 min timer
- Set aside the kids' share; finish salmon until it reaches 145°F and flakes.Kids’ plate comes out here
- Serve salmon and glaze over rice with cucumber, carrot, sumac, and scallions.
Kids’ plate: Salmon rice bowls
On the plate: Salmon, rice, cucumber slices, and grated carrot, with the glaze kept light.
Make it a game: Make a little rice island and arrange cucumber and carrot around it. Let the salmon be the boat.
Set it aside at step 5, before the grown-ups’ sauce or spice goes on.
Why it works
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Rice and fresh vegetables complete the salmon without soy or dairy.
- Gluten-free: Plain rice and fresh ingredients keep these bowls free of gluten-containing grains and sauces.
- Low-histamine: Fresh salmon, rice, cucumber, and carrot are served without fermented sauce, citrus, stock, or aged foods.
- Kid (4–12): Mild maple-ginger salmon, rice, cucumber, and grated carrot make an easy-to-build bowl.
- Toddler (1–3): Soft rice, finely grated vegetables, and salmon flakes make the bowl simple to pick up.
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