Spicy Brown Rice Seared Tuna Roll Bowl.
Sushi dinner in 30 minutes? Yes, please.
OkOK, so I know that technically this is not sushi, but it has all the amazing flavors of a spicy tuna roll, just in bowl form! You guys remember yesterday how I mentioned that my younger brother Red is really into sushi? Well, I made these Spicy Brown Rice Seared Tuna Roll Bowls over Christmas in an attempt to try to satisfy Red’s sushi craving. I’m personally all about bowl foods, but I’m not even going to try to sugar coat it, Red was pretty bummed that I didn’t roll them up like a real sushi joint. I also don’t think he was crazy about the seared tuna. But just about everyone else in the house, including myself, fell head over heals for these bowls.
Don’t get me wrong, Red ate them and enjoyed this recipe, but he is all about the real deal sushi. Which is why on Sunday night I finally went for it, and made REAL sushi rolls. I’m talking raw fish, sushi rice, nori and all. If you follow me on Instagram Stories then you saw my three pans of homemade sushi. I have no idea why, but I have a real soft spot for my two younger brothers. They can get me to make them just about anything.
Anyway, the point is that while I did make these bowls before I had ever made actual rolled sushi, I am still whole heartedly in LOVE with this recipe, this is my kind of recipe. Like I said, I love bowl foods, especially when the bowls are colorful and piled high like this one. I can’t get enough.
Side Note: how do you guys feel about making homemade sushi rolls? I’ve been going back and forth in my head about whether I should think up a creative sushi recipe to share with you guys. Would you be into a real deal homemade sushi recipe? Let me know your thoughts!
First things first, I am just not a fan of mayo in any which way. Plus, it’s Healthy January, and mayo just does not cut it as healthy. So, me being me, I had to put my own spin on this spicy tuna bowl. For my spicy sauce I made a “tahini mayo”, which honestly is a million times better than the real thing. It’s simple, delicious, spicy (from the Sriracha) and so easy to mix up. You’re going to love it.
For the bowls themselves, they are a simple mix of brown rice, seared sesame seed crusted tuna, avocado, and veggies. I love searing my tuna in the winter months because I’m all about warm foods. It’s freezing up here, and warm eats are a must. Plus, coating the tuna in sesame seeds and then quickly searing it adds so much flavor. The tuna gets lightly warmed while the sesame seeds get golden toasted…perfection.
The secret to this bowl…the mango chimichurri. I know it sounds kind of odd, but this may just be one of the best sauces I’ve made. It’s salty, sweet, tangy and spicy, perfect for spooning over these bowls. Trust me, you have to try it!
And that’s the bowl, very simple, but SO pretty, SO healthy, SO fast and most importantly…SO freaking good.
I plan to make these again tonight to help get through the Wednesday slump. Speaking of which, how’s everyone’s first week of 2017 going? Mine started off very nicely by taking a few hours off on Monday to finally get out of the kitchen (was going on twelve straight days of cooking and photographing) for a few hours and go snowboarding with my family. I have not gone in years, but it was fun to go with my family, and thankfully I picked it right back up and had so much fun. Hoping to get out one more time this week before my brothers leave. One of the things I want to work on this year is to make it more of a priority to have an actual life outside of work. Taking baby steps, but I’ll get there!
What have you guys been up to this week?
Hoping tonight (or at least some night this week) is going to include these healthy bowls…promise they will make your week bright, fun and delish!
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Spicy Brown Rice Seared Tuna Roll Bowl with Mango Chimichurri.
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: 30 minutes, bowl, brown rice, chimichurri, mango, sushi, tuna
A delicious sushi dinner in 30 minutes? Yes, please.
Ingredients
Mango Chimichurri
- 1 mango diced
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 Fresno chile pepper seeded + chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced or grated
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce plus more for serving
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil
- juice of 1 lime
Tuna
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 2 tablespoons sriracha
- 1 pound sushi grade tuna
- 1/4 cup black or white sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2-3 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 cucumber cut into matchsticks
- 4 radishes or daikon sliced
- 1 avocado sliced
- 4 thinly sliced or crumbled nori sheets
Instructions
Mango Chimichurri
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In a bowl, combine the mango, cilantro, fresno pepper, garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, and lime juice. Keep stored in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Tuna
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In a small bowl, stir together the tahini and sriracha. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the sauce is smooth and pourable. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
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Place the tuna on a clean surface and press the sesame seeds gently onto each side of the tuna to adhere.
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Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add the sesame oil and when the oil shimmers, add the tuna. Sear the tuna for 1 minute per side. Remove the tuna from the skillet. Let cool slightly, then slice thinly.
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To assemble. Divide the rice among bowls and top with sliced tuna, cucumber, carrots, radishes, avocado, and nori. Serve with the spicy sriracha sauce and the mango chimichurri. Eat!
For real though, that is one beautiful bowl of color, health food, deliciousness right there.
Wow! Now this is what I call a perfect meal! Love the mango chimichurri and all those lovely colors!
I am so glad you’re loving this Julia! Thank you so much!
Oh yes please, I’d have this for lunch any time!!!
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Yay! Glad you’re liking this one, Ruth! Thank you!
These look absolutely perfect, and I love the sound of that spicy tahini mayo!
Thank you Rhian! (:
I would love to try this if I would get over my fear of eating raw fish. Hah! It looks great and I’m sure I’m missing out. 🙂
Awh maybe one day haha! Thank you Caroline!
Since I want to gain some weight, I’m not a big fan of “health food”. lol. Tonight, I will make the GREAT Million Dollar Spaghetti again. We really look forward to it. Thanks again.
Well I am super glad you are enjoying the Million Dollar Spaghetti, Bob! Thank you!
Beautiful styling (as always)! Love seeing so many colors coming together in one dish.
Thank you Kevin!
This bowl looks amazing!! I love sushi, and I enjoy making it on occasions – last month I had a couple friends over and we had a sushi-making party. But definitely prefer this type of thing on a more regular basis 🙂
Wow that party must have been awesome! Glad you’re liking this, Christine! Thank you!
The combination of searing the tuna and coating it in sesame seeds sounds amazing! Can’t wait to try this!
Thank you Meg, I hope you love it!
This looks so delicious and colourful!
Rachael xx.
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Thank you Rachael!
That mango chimichurri is calling my name!
I am so glad you are liking it! Thank you Karlie!
Yum! These look amazing!
Thank you Sara!
Tieghen this look delicious! Love all the colors and glad you finally took some time off!! Hope you are enjoying beautiful snow season 🙂
Thank you Ami! I hope you love this bowl!
Count me in! I wanna simply dive into one of these bowls of happiness!
Yay! Thanks Tori!
Hi! So, I was looking through your (wonderful) blog and stumbled upon one of your old posts where you said “so, photography just isn’t my thing”. I giggled to myself when reading this because I’m always blown away by your photography! I truly think you are one of THE best.. it seems like you have a natural eye for it! Anyway, just wanted to stop by and say HI! 🙂
Hi Jillian!! Thank you so much, this is really sweet!
this looks SO bright and fresh!! exactly what my dreary early January days need 🙂
Yes perfect for a dreary January! Thanks so much Christine!!
Making this tonight. It sounds incredible! Sushi recipes? YES, please! I have always been very impatient & clumsy at making sushi. I got a “Sushezi” as a gift. I know it is not traditional & sounds corny, but it is a MUST for people like me! Check it out…
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Haha wow that looks like an awesome device for easy sushi! I would love to try one of those out. Anyway, I hope you love this bowl Kari! Thanks!
I would LOVE it if you posted a real-deal sushi roll recipe on here!!
Sounds great! Thanks Sarah!
These bowls look so gorgeous and fresh, perfect for healthy January!
Thank you Laura!
The colors, the flavors, absolutely love this!
Thank you Matt!!
What a gorgeous bowl Tieghan! Love that mango chimichurri!
Thank you so much Mary Ann!
I can’t wait to try this!!!
I hope you love it Alice!
I’m actually going out for sushi tonight… but I can’t WAIT to make this homemade version 🙂
Hope your dinner was amazing! Your gonna have a blast making these too!! Thanks Jennifer!
Wow, these are some of the most striking photos I’ve seen! Such a beautiful combination of colors and textures. Well done Tieghan!
Thank you so much Hannah! It means so much!
Making vegan sushi bowls are one of my favorite ways to prepare dinner! Baked tofu, tempeh, edamame, or even soy fish are my forms of protein! YUM!
Yum! That tuna looks amazing!
You have to try to make them! Its so fun. Thanks Kari!
Nothing beats a rare seared tuna. I used to waitress at a place that had a salad similar to this and I’d eat this almost daily in the summer!
I agree! Its so delicious, I don’t think I could stop myself if I were you!
Hi Teigan. I just made this for my family and it was ridiculously delicious. Even the teenagers loved it! I don’t know how you come up with these combinations of food, but we are loving it. The mango chimichurri and sirracha “mayo” made the bowl. I probably use your recipes 3-4 days a week. Thank you!
Hi Heather, I’m so happy you and your family loved it! I love that you make them so often! Thank you!
This looks amazing! My fiancee and I absolutely love sushi! Where do you buy your sushi grade fish? We have always wanted to make homemade sushi but we can’t find out where to buy the right fish! Thank you! -Prince George BC
Hi Lexi! I buy my sushi grade fish at whole foods, it’s always pretty consistent. Let me know if you have questions! 🙂
Hi- I made this tonight, almost true to the entire recipe (forgot the nori, lemon instead of lime, and didn’t have black sesame seeds). It was delicious but just a couple of notes:
1) for the mango chimichurri- I thought the soy sauce/ vinegar/ oil at 1/4 c each was overpowering for only one mango, so I used about half the amount of each and it turned out great!
2) I like my tuna RARE (or raw) so cooking for 1 min/ side on high heat was waaaaay too long- 30 seconds per side and it turned out perfect.
Thanks for the great recipe- I will be making it again soon! : )
Hey Amy! So glad you enjoyed and thanks so much for all your notes. Hope you are having a great weekend! 🙂
Inspired by this recipe – and ordering same in a restaurant in Toronto on a recent business trip – I’ve made this twice. Any way you slice it (pun intended), this is healthy, delicious and as you say – looks amazing. We eat with our eyes, for sure. Thanks for the continued inspiration and ideas.
Wow, so so happy you like it Jeanne, thank you! (:
This looks amazing- cant wait to make it tonight!! On another note- where did you get your chopsticks? I love the ones in the picture!
Thank you! I wish I could tell you, but I have add those chopsticks forever. I think I order them on Amazon. Sorry I could not help you more!
I absolutely love this recipe, it’s become a firm favourite in our house, although my daughters have their tuna raw for added sushi authenticity! The flavours are just fantastic, and it tastes so healthy. I’m becoming a huge fan of your recipes, thanks from me in England for breathing life into my tired repertoire of suppers.
SO happy you and your family like it! The raw tuna is delicious i’m sure!
Thank you so much Jill!
I made this tonight with some small variations because of what was available at my grocery store but wow…. this dish was incredible! I also made my own tahini (which was super easy) so I could keep things as “homemade” as I could. Thank you for sharing this recipe and for making being semi pescatarian a whole lot more fun!
Sounds like a lot of fun! Making your own tahini is awesome!
So happy you liked it!! Thank you!
One minute? Please correct, if you sear the Tuna for 1 minute it will be cooked through. More like 10 seconds per side.
I like to cook it a little longer. feel free to cook as little or long as you’d like. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Thank you so much for posting this. I’m going gluten, soy, and dairy free this month as part of an elimination diet and this was perfect. I never would have had the guts to put something like this together at home if I hadn’t seen it on your blog!
Note: I doubled the mango and instead of soy sauce, used part coconut aminos and part fish sauce. I eliminated the cilantro and added scallions instead. And I added roasted broccoli and raw matchstick carrots to the bowl. It was delicious!
Hi Jana! I am so happy you found this recipe and that you enjoyed it! Thank you so much!
Tried it last week,… It was DELICIOUS!
Thank you Sophie!!