If you love spicy tuna but also enjoy eating vegan, try this vegan tomato tuna poke bowl! You might be skeptical, but tomatoes and tuna share a very similar texture, and tomatoes’ natural acidity and sweetness fit perfectly with a classic poke marinade. Not only is this poke bowl as tasty as traditional tuna bowls, but it’s ready in 30 minutes, and you can prepare the components a day in advance.
here’s what you’ll need
Tomato: Tomato naturally has a meaty texture and umami taste, making it a great substitute for raw tuna. We’ll use roma tomatoes, which have less water and a meatier texture. Marinade: To infuse our tomato tuna with flavor, we’ll marinate it in a mixture of soy sauce, fresh ginger, sesame oil, lime juice, and sriracha. Sushi Rice: No good sushi bowl is complete without the slightly sweet, slightly vinegary sushi rice! Fillings: We’ll pile on some of the vegan sushi bowl classics, like nori, avocado, cucumber, carrot, and fried onions. Spicy Mayo: I have a hard time eating sushi that’s not doused in spicy mayo. We’ll make our own by quickly combining mayonnaise (traditional or vegan) with sriracha.
Making vegan poke is easy
Variations on these vegan sushi bowls
The nice thing about sushi bowls is how flexible they are! Here are a few possible variations.
Change up the grains: To make this bowl a bit more nutrient-packed, you could substitute the sushi rice for quinoa, brown rice, or even cauliflower rice (though I would still recommend seasoning it with rice vinegar, sugar, and salt as we do with the sushi rice). Watermelon instead of tuna: If you’re not a fan of tomatoes, you can also use watermelon. You won’t need to blanch it, but I recommend using a seedless variety. Flexible fillings: Of course, you can fill your sushi bowls with whatever your favorite sushi vegetable fillings are. The fillings I’ve included are just my favorites!
