When we first went whole food plant based, Terry was not sure if he wanted to give up eating fish since he loves it so much. Since then, we have found some whole food fish substitutes that makes us both wonder what what were missing in the first place. Introducing, the watermelon poke bowl! Designed to be just as delicious but more nutritious than fish, these bowls will make your mouth water even at the thought of eating one. Give it a try, and I think you might just fall in love with this recipe!
Watermelon Poke Bowls
Cooking Time: 20 Minutes
Ingredients
Bowl Ingredients –
4 cups Watermelon, cubed or balled using a melon baller
2 Carrots, julienne
1 Cucumber, diced
1 12 oz bag frozen shelled edamame
Water chestnuts
3 to 4 Seaweed sheets (Nori)
Green onions for garnish
Rice Ingredients –
2 cups Brown rice (we use Jasmin)
2 Limes, squeezed
2 tsp garlic cilantro balsamic (or balsamic of your choice, you can also omit)
2 tsp garlic powder
2 cups water
Sauce Ingredients –
1/4 cup low-sodium tamari
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 Tbsp date paste
1 Tbsp pure maple syrup
1 tsp Sriracha
1 tsp ginger
2 green onions, thinly sliced
4 cups Watermelon, cubed or balled using a melon baller
2 Carrots, julienne
1 Cucumber, diced
1 12 oz bag frozen shelled edamame
Water chestnuts
3 to 4 Seaweed sheets (Nori)
Green onions for garnish
Rice Ingredients –
2 cups Brown rice (we use Jasmin)
2 Limes, squeezed
2 tsp garlic cilantro balsamic (or balsamic of your choice, you can also omit)
2 tsp garlic powder
2 cups water
Sauce Ingredients –
1/4 cup low-sodium tamari
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 Tbsp date paste
1 Tbsp pure maple syrup
1 tsp Sriracha
1 tsp ginger
2 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
1. Mix all rice ingredients together in an instant pot.
2. Set to high pressure for 20 minutes, slow release 20+ minutes*
3. Pour frozen shelled Edamame into microwave safe bowl, microwave on high for 4 to 5 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, cut watermelon to the size and shape of your liking (we used a melon baller for some and chopped some with a knife). You can use the Watermelon as a serving bowl, remember this when cutting.
5. Grind the sheets of Seaweed in a blender or food processor. Once the sheets are ground, put them in the bowl with the chopped watermelon and incorporate well. Set aside.
6. Julienne carrots, chop cucumber, and dice green onions. Set aside.
7. Drain water chestnuts. When rice is done, arrange rice, watermelon, water chestnuts, carrots, cucumber, Edamame in small sections in a bowl or watermelon bowl if using the rind as a bowl.**
8. Mix all sauce ingredients together, incorporate well. Drizzle sauce on top of your freshly arranged Poke bowl, sprinkle with chopped green onions. Enjoy!
*Note – If you do not have an instant pot cook rice according to directions on rice package, minus the liquid you add for the limes. For example, if the recipe calls for 3 cups water and you squeeze in 1/4 cup of lime juice, add in 2 3/4 cups of water plus your 1/4 cup of lime juice. In the end, you have 3 cups of liquid.
**Note – You can use other ingredients in your bowls, the ingredients we used are only suggestions.
2. Set to high pressure for 20 minutes, slow release 20+ minutes*
3. Pour frozen shelled Edamame into microwave safe bowl, microwave on high for 4 to 5 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, cut watermelon to the size and shape of your liking (we used a melon baller for some and chopped some with a knife). You can use the Watermelon as a serving bowl, remember this when cutting.
5. Grind the sheets of Seaweed in a blender or food processor. Once the sheets are ground, put them in the bowl with the chopped watermelon and incorporate well. Set aside.
6. Julienne carrots, chop cucumber, and dice green onions. Set aside.
7. Drain water chestnuts. When rice is done, arrange rice, watermelon, water chestnuts, carrots, cucumber, Edamame in small sections in a bowl or watermelon bowl if using the rind as a bowl.**
8. Mix all sauce ingredients together, incorporate well. Drizzle sauce on top of your freshly arranged Poke bowl, sprinkle with chopped green onions. Enjoy!
*Note – If you do not have an instant pot cook rice according to directions on rice package, minus the liquid you add for the limes. For example, if the recipe calls for 3 cups water and you squeeze in 1/4 cup of lime juice, add in 2 3/4 cups of water plus your 1/4 cup of lime juice. In the end, you have 3 cups of liquid.
**Note – You can use other ingredients in your bowls, the ingredients we used are only suggestions.
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