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Teriyaki Salmon Bowl

By Erin · January 14, 2021 · 9 Comments

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cooked salmon in a bowl with cauliflower rice and text over top

You're going to love this 20-minute Teriyaki Salmon Bowl! It uses cauliflower rice as a base and is topped with avocado, spinach and teriyaki-glazed salmon, making it a quick and healthy weeknight meal!

a bowl filled with cauliflower rice, salmon, cooked spinach, and avocado slices

What can I say? I love teriyaki sauce! I've used it in this shrimp sushi bowl, and then again as the sauce for my pork meatballs, and guess what? It's delicious on salmon too!

This teriyaki salmon bowl is so delicious, and rather than only giving you the recipe for the salmon, I wanted to create an entire meal, which is what this salmon bowl is. Don't worry if you're not into some of the ingredients -- I've provided a handful of substitutions below.

Recipe features

  • A quick meal that comes together in under 20 minutes
  • The sauce is so good you'll want to lick the skillet clean
  • Uses cauliflower rice as a base, making it both gluten free and dairy free

ingredients in bowls and on a plate with text overlay

Ingredient notes

Salmon - I used wild-caught sockeye salmon; you can use any variety. I do recommend buying salmon with the skin -- skinless salmon tends to fall apart more easily when you cook it in a skillet.

Coconut aminos - Most grocery stores should carry coconut aminos in the Asian food aisle. If you can't find any, you can sub soy sauce or tamari instead.

Maple syrup - Can technically sub honey or coconut sugar, but personally I think maple syrup tastes best.

Cauliflower rice - I love using cauliflower rice as a base for bowls (see my honey garlic chicken and banh mi bowl as examples), but if it's not your jam, use regular white or brown rice instead.

Spinach - Can sub any kind of greens or vegetables of your choice. Personally, I think broccoli, carrots, kale, or brussels sprouts would all be delicious!

Step-by-step instructions

Step 1: Cook the salmon. Begin by adding a pinch of salt and pepper to both sides of each salmon fillet. Then, heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook the salmon skin side down for 5 minutes.

Next, flip the salmon over and cook it skin side up for 5-6 minutes. Once the salmon is cooked, reduce the heat to medium-low, add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute.

seared salmon in a skillet with garlic

Step 2: Make the sauce. While the salmon is cooking, whisk all of the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. Then, once the salmon is cooked, pour the sauce into the skillet.

The sauce should thicken fairly quickly; once it does, remove the skillet from the heat and spoon the sauce overtop of the salmon. If the sauce isn't thickening, turn the heat up to medium heat and that should do the trick.

cooked salmon in a skillet with teriyaki sauce

Step 3: Assemble the bowl. Once everything is ready, this salmon bowl comes together quite quickly. Distribute the cauliflower rice into bowls, then top it with the salmon and sauce, along with the avocado. L

Last, quickly cook the spinach in a skillet for 2-3 minutes, then add it to the bowls.

someone drizzling teriyaki sauce over top of a salmon fillet

Tips and tricks

  • Cook times for the salmon will vary depending on the thickness of the fillets. The salmon I used in this recipe was rather thin, so it cooked quickly, but that won't be the case for all salmon.
  • If your salmon fillets are on the thicker side, you can place a lid on the skillet while the salmon is cooking, which will help speed up the cook time.
  • You can learn how to cook salmon perfectly every time by referencing this Bon Appétit article which discusses common mistakes when cooking salmon.
  • Using arrowroot in the sauce helps the sauce to thicken once it's warmed, as in once it's poured into the skillet. If the sauce doesn't seem to be thickening, keep the skillet on the heat and increase the heat until it thickens.

Is this recipe paleo?

The recipe as it's written is not paleo. However, if you want to make it paleo, simply omit the rice vinegar from the sauce.

How should leftovers be stored?

Store any leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

bowl filled with cauliflower rice, spinach, avocado, and cooked salmon

More easy salmon recipes

  • Honey Soy Salmon
  • Whole30 Garlic Salmon
  • Sun-Dried Tomato Salmon Skillet

If you made this recipe, be sure to leave a comment and star rating below. Thanks!

a bowl filled with cauliflower rice, salmon, cooked spinach, and avocado slices

Teriyaki Salmon Bowl

You're going to love this 20-minute Teriyaki Salmon Bowl! It uses cauliflower rice as a base and is topped with avocado, spinach and teriyaki-glazed salmon, making it a quick and healthy weeknight meal!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Author: Erin

Ingredients

for the salmon:

  • 2 salmon fillets thawed
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves minced

for the sauce:

  • 1/4 cup coconut aminos
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp fresh ginger grated
  • 2 tsp arrowroot

for the bowl:

  • 12 oz. cauliflower rice cooked
  • 1 avocado
  • 3 cups spinach
  • green onion for garnish

Instructions

  • Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the salmon. Then, heat a large, nonstick skillet with olive oil over medium-high heat. Place the salmon skin side down and cook the salmon for 5 minutes. Then, flip the salmon over and cook it skin side up for an additional 5-6 minutes (note: cook times vary depending on thickness of the salmon). If the salmon is on the thicker side, you may want to place a lid on the skillet, which will help it to cook more quickly.
  • While the salmon is cooking, whisk all of the sauce ingredients together in a bowl, and also cook the cauliflower rice according to the package instructions.
  • Once the salmon is cooked, reduce heat to medium-low, then add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to low, and pour the sauce into the skillet. The sauce should thicken rather quickly; once it does, remove skillet from the heat and use a spoon to spoon the sauce over the skillet. (note: if sauce isn't thickening, turn the heat up to medium)
  • Divide cauliflower rice into bowls, then top it with the cooked salmon and avocado. The last step is to cook the spinach: wipe out the skillet that you cooked the salmon in, then place it back on the top over medium heat. Add spinach, along with a little more oil, and cook until the spinach is wilted, 2-3 minutes.
  • Top the bowls with green onions and enjoy!

Notes

*Calories are per serving and are an estimation 
*To make this paleo, simply omit the rice vinegar from the sauce
*Substitutions: can use regular white or brown rice instead of cauliflower rice; can use any kind of vegetables instead of spinach (think: broccoli, carrots, kale)

Nutrition

Calories: 568kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 849mg | Potassium: 2143mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 4434IU | Vitamin C: 106mg | Calcium: 144mg | Iron: 4mg
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UPDATE NOTE: This post was originally published in April 2017. It was updated with new text and photos in January 2021.

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Erin is the recipe developer, writer and photographer behind the healthy food blog, The Almond Eater. She's been blogging since 2014 and loves to create food for many different diets, including vegan, gluten free and/or Whole30 recipes.

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