Salmon lovers will not be able to get enough of this delicious salmon poke! It’s a little twist on the traditional ahi tuna poke and well worth the try!
With summer amongst us, we have been on a poke kick lately trying and testing new variations of this popular dish. That’s how we came up with this heavenly salmon poke dish.
Poke, a native Hawaiian cuisine, first began when fishermen would use leftover cuts of fish, seasoned with Hawaiian salt, and either served as an appetizer or as a main dish.
Throughout the years, poke became increasingly popular and is now served in restaurants across the world.
For salmon fans, this dish is a salmon lover’s dream. The buttery oily salmon combined with all the seasonings of soy sauce, garlic, ginger, chili pepper and toasted sesame seed oil turn the salmon into a fine, delectable appetizer or main dish! And it’s all so easy to prepare too!
To make this into a meal, top the salmon on a bed of greens or cauliflower rice. For an appetizer, you can eat it just as it is. Either way, this flavorful dish will leave you wanting more!
Best of all, poke is a low-carb/keto treat that is simple and easy to make!
For this recipe, the special ingredients you would need to pick up are Seaweed Mix, Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce, Toasted Sesame Seed, Coarse Sea Salt, Togarashi and sushi/sashimi grade salmon. You can pick up most of these on Amazon or a local Asian supermarket.
Now, let’s get started!
Prepping Time 5M
Marination Time 10M
Total Time 15M
Net Carb/Serv ~2g
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1 lb Sashimi Grade Salmon
- 2 tbsp Seaweed Mix
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 1/4 Inch Ginger (1/4 tsp Ground Ginger)
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 2 tsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Toasted Sesame Seed
- 1/4 tsp Coarse Sea Salt (MUST be coarse otherwise will be too salty)
- 1/2 tsp Togarashi (can replace with ground red pepper)
- 1/2 Stalk Green Onions
Directions
1) Gather all the ingredients.
2) Place dried Seaweed Mix into a bowl with water. Re-hydration should take around 2-5 minutes.
3) Pat dry salmon very well with a paper towel, chop into 1/2″ x 1/2″ cubes and set aside. Note – make sure the salmon is very dry, otherwise it’ll dilute the flavors.
4) Grate ginger with a grater and set aside. You’ll need 1/4 tsp ground ginger.
5) Grate garlic with a grater and set aside.
6) In a mixing bowl, combine Sesame Oil, grated garlic, grated ginger, Soy Sauce, Toasted Sesame Seed, Coarse Sea Salt, Togarashi and mix well.
7) Add salmon into the mixing bowl and gently combine.
8) After Seaweed Mix is re-hydrated, squeeze out excess water from Seaweed Mix, add gently combine with salmon poke mix.
9) Gently press a sheet of saran/food wrap down onto the poke mix and refrigerate for 10 minutes to meld the flavors together.
10) Finely chop green onions and set aside.
11) After 10 minutes, gently mix in chopped green onions, transfer to a serving bowl and enjoy chilled! Note – we prefer eating fresh because we think it tastes better, but it’ll hold in fridge for a couple of days.
Hope you enjoy your low-carb/keto Salmon Poke!!
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Salmon Poke
Ingredients
- 1 lb Sashimi Grade Salmon
- 2 tbsp Seaweed Mix
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 1/4 Inch Ginger 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 2 tsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Toasted Sesame Seed
- 1/4 tsp Coarse Sea Salt MUST be coarse otherwise willbe too salty
- 1/2 tsp Togarashi can replace with ground red pepper
- 1/2 Stalk Green Onions
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Place dried Seaweed Mix into a bowl with water. Re-hydration should take around 2-5 minutes.
- Pat dry salmon very well with a paper towel, chop into 1/2" x 1/2" cubes and set aside. Note - make sure the salmon is very dry, otherwise it'll dilute the flavors.
- Grate ginger with a grater and set aside. You'll need 1/4 tsp ground ginger.
- In a mixing bowl, combine Sesame Oil, grated garlic, grated ginger, Soy Sauce, Toasted Sesame Seed, Coarse Sea Salt, Togarashi and mix well.
- Add salmon into the mixing bowl and gently combine.
- After Seaweed Mix is re-hydrated, squeeze out excess water from Seaweed Mix, add gently combine with salmon poke mix.
- Gently press a sheet of saran/food wrap down onto the poke mix and refrigerate for 10 minutes to meld the flavors together.
- Finely chop green onions and set aside.
- After 10 minutes, gently mix in chopped green onions, transfer to a serving bowl and enjoy chilled!
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