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https://www.southernturk.versust.com/recipe/deconstructed-sushi-bowl-fancy-simplified
Printed September 2, 2026
Printed September 2, 2026
Solo Servings
Deconstructed Sushi Bowl (Fancy, Simplified)
All the flavors of a sushi roll without the rolling skills or judgment. This bowl celebrates lazy perfection and tastes like you tried much harder than you did.
Ingredients
- ½ cup sushi rice
- ¾ cup water
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 3 oz sushi-grade salmon or tuna, cubed
- ½ avocado, sliced
- ¼ cucumber, julienned
- 1 tablespoon pickled ginger
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- ½ sheet nori, cut into strips
- Sriracha mayo for drizzling
Preparation
The restaurant version comes with expectations and small plates. Your version comes together in one bowl, eaten with chopsticks or a fork (no judgment), while you watch exactly what you want on TV.
Instructions
- Rinse sushi rice until water runs clear. Cook with water according to package directions (or rice cooker).
- While rice cooks, mix rice vinegar and sugar in a small bowl until sugar dissolves.
- When rice is done, transfer to a bowl and gently fold in the vinegar mixture. Let cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, prep your toppings: cube the fish, slice the avocado, julienne the cucumber.
- In a small bowl, mix soy sauce and sesame oil for your dressing.
- In your serving bowl, add the seasoned rice as the base.
- Arrange fish, avocado, cucumber, and pickled ginger in sections on top of the rice.
- Drizzle with soy-sesame dressing and sriracha mayo.
- Top with sesame seeds and nori strips.
Solo Dining Philosophy: Eat this bowl slowly, each bite a different combination of textures and flavors. This is mindful eating without the Instagram pressure—just you and really good fish.
