Create Your Own Poke Bowl

In this creative Hawaiian dish, ‘poke’ means ‘cut into pieces’ and involves gathering together whatever is on hand in the form of ingredients and dressings. We love the ‘thrown together’ quality of adding whatever you have in the cupboard and smothering it in a delicious sauce – healthy and lots of fun to make too!

Photograph by Niki Webster.

Gluten free
Wheat free
Quick meal
Low fat, low sugar
Kids recipe

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Preparation time

20 min

Total time

20

Cuisine

United States and Canada

Meal

  • mains
  • lunches

Servings

1

Ingredients

Base 

Choose 75g uncooked grains/noodles (then cook according to the packet) or use 150g pre-cooked grains

  • Brown rice
  • Cauliflower rice
  • Farro
  • Millet
  • Pearl barely
  • Quinoa
  • Soba noodles
  • Sushi rice

Vegetables

Choose a handful of some of these according to appetite, taste and budget

  • Avocado, sliced or cubed
  • Carrot, grated or finely sliced
  • Cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Cucumber, diced
  • Edamame beans
  • Mango, cubed
  • Pineapple chunks, drained and rinsed (if using tinned)
  • Pre-cooked beetroot, cubed
  • Radishes, sliced
  • Red cabbage, grated
  • Red onion, diced

Protein 

Choose 1-2 of the following according to appetite, taste and budget

  • 100g firm silken tofu, cut into 2cm cubes
  • 100g marinated tofu
  • 100g chickpeas or black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 100g deep fried tofu puffs, lightly fried until golden (only takes 2-3 minutes) then add 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 100g vegan chicken pieces, cooked according to packet
  • 100g vegan tuna
  • Make half quantity of either the easiest tofu ever or crispy golden tofu

Topping

Choose a sprinkling of 1-2 toppings (or as many as you like!)

  • Berries
  • Chilli flakes
  • Crispy onions
  • Fresh herbs
  • Jalapenos
  • Mixed seeds
  • Pickled ginger
  • Pomegranate seeds
  • Seaweed flakes
  • Shelled hemp seeds
  • Toasted or roasted nuts
  • Vegan feta
  • Wasabi peas

Sauce 

Choose 1-2 sauces

  • Green goddess dressing
  • Peanut sauce
  • Sriracha mayo (1 tbsp vegan mayonnaise with 1 tsp sriracha)
  • Tahini sauce 
  • Terkyaki sauce
  • Vinaigrette

Instructions

Assembly

  1. Ideally use a wide bowl (but any will do) and then place your base option (eg rice, quinoa etc) on the bottom.
  2. Arrange the vegetables into separate sections over the top, in a way that looks pretty (if you like!).
  3. Place the protein option(s) into its own separate little section next to the vegetables.
  4. Sprinkle over your topping(s) and then finally drizzle over your chosen sauce(s) – use as much sauce as you like.
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