Teriyaki Salmon Bowl

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

5 from 2 votes

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!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: dinner, lunch

Cuisine: American, Asian

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: salmon bowl, teriyaki salmon

Servings:

Calories: 568kcal

Author: Erin

Ingredients

for the salmon:

for the sauce:

¼ cup coconut aminos
2 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
½ teaspoon fresh ginger grated
2 teaspoon arrowroot

for the bowl:

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

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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)

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