Tender bites of glazed salmon paired with bright, crunchy vegetables, and sliced avocados, this gluten-free poke bowl is a tasty lunch! Made with air fryer salmon bites and great for meal prep, this teriyaki poke bowl is packed with flavor and nutrients.
Easy to personalize and wonderful as a gluten-free meal prep recipe, this teriyaki salmon poke bowl is the perfect single-serving meal.
The bites of salmon are marinated in a tangy teriyaki sauce and cooked until tender in the air fryer. They’re then portioned out with vegetables like edamame and carrots over top of a bowl of rice and drizzled with more teriyaki sauce.
As a Certified Nutrition Coach, I love how simple this bowl comes together while still having balanced macronutrients. It’s a wonderfully light and fresh dinner or easy, take-with-you lunch recipe any time of year.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Fresh ingredients: All of the ingredients needed for this teriyaki salmon poke bowl are fresh, colorful, and packed with flavor and nutrients.
Healthy: The poke bowl is naturally dairy and gluten-free and can even be made paleo with a few small tweaks.
Versatile: Though it’s delicious as written, the salmon bowl is really easy to customize as well based on your taste preferences.
Meal prep: You can easily make and portion this bowl in multiple servings to make for speedy lunches.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Below is an image of what you need for the poke bowl. I personally use homemade, gluten-free teriyaki sauce. You can of course use a store-bought teriyaki sauce but you’ll want to verify that it’s gluten-free as most are a hidden source of gluten. The same goes for the extra soy sauce you’ll want. Find a gluten-free version or use coconut aminos in its place.
To make this air fryer salmon bowl paleo you’ll want to use a paleo teriyaki sauce, coconut aminos for the soy sauce, and cauliflower rice for the base.
If you need the recipe to be soy free, follow the paleo sauce recommendations above and omit the edamame.
Outside of that, know that any vegetables you love will work in the recipe.
Expert Tips To Make It
Make sure to flip the salmon in the air fryer halfway through cooking so that it cooks evenly on all sides. You want it to have an almost blackened look to it.
You need your salmon to be thawed before popping it into the air fryer. You can either pull frozen salmon out the night before and pop it in the fridge or thaw the fillets in cold water for about 30 minutes.
Leftover salmon will stay fresh in the fridge for up to 3 days in an airtight container. You can reheat it in the air fryer at 350F until heated through, about three minutes.
How To Make Air Fryer Salmon Bites
Step 1: Whisk together the teriyaki sauce, sesame oil, and gluten-free soy sauce. Mix salmon bites in with ⅔’s of the sauce and coat them well. Marinate 15 minutes.
Step 2: Preheat the air fryer and cook the salmon fully making sure to flip halfway through.
Step 3: Assemble the poke bowl with rice on the bottom.
Step 3: Drizzle the remaining gluten-free teriyaki sauce over the bowl and serve.
How To Meal Prep It
If you want to make multiple servings of this gluten-free poke bowl for lunches, you can! Start by air frying the salmon bites according to the directions. Let them cool fully.
In lunch-size glass containers, prepare the bowl by layering the rice, carrots, and edamame. You can add the avocado now so long as you rub some lemon in it (so that it doesn’t turn as brown!) or bring along a full avocado and slice it before serving. In separate jars or spaces, store the remaining teriyaki sauce and air fryer salmon bites.
When you’re ready for lunch, heat the salmon in the microwave (or if you’re at home pop it back in the air fryer!) and finish assembling the bowl with the avocado, salmon, and sauce.
Flavor Variations
There are so many ways to adjust the taste of this gluten-free poke bowl that it’s easy to make it “new” each time.
Protein: Salmon is wonderful but you could also use tuna, air fryer pork belly bites, or air fryer steak bites for the poke bowl.
Vegeatbles: if you want to skip the edamame, you could substitute in sliced radishes or cucumbers for a different taste.
The base: Lighten up the salmon bowl by using cauliflower rice or gluten-free soba noodles (like in this soba noodle bowl).
Toppings: You can add on more toppings like spicy kimchi for a gut-friendly boost or a sriracha-mayo dressing.
More Gluten-Free Recipes You'll Love
- Gluten-free sheet pan lemon chicken
- Gluten-free sheet pan fajitas
- Air fryer steak bites
- Easy gluten-free dinner ideas
FAQs
A poke bowl is the name for a bowl that has a base of rice and is topped with chunks of marinated fish, vegetables, and some sort of sauce.
Sushi grade salmon is the best for the bowls. You want fish that has been frozen quickly after being caught and is stored properly. If you go to a fish store, you could even ask them to cut the skin off for you.
Teriyaki Salmon Poke Bowl (Gluten-Free)
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ lb salmon cut into 1” pieces
- 1 cup teriyaki sauce make sure it's gluten-free
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 cup pre-cooked jasmine rice
- ¼ cup edamame
- ½ avocado
- ¼ cup shredded carrots
- roasted seaweed optional
- sesame seeds optional
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the teriyaki sauce, sesame oil, and soy sauce. Reserve ⅓ cup of the sauce for later.
- Add the salmon to the remaining sauce, mixing until coated. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes to marinate.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Once heated, place the salmon pieces in a single layer in the air fryer. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes, flipping halfway through, until the salmon is cooked and slightly blackened.
- Add a bed of rice to a serving bowl, then top with shredded carrots, edamame, and sliced avocado.
- Add the salmon and drizzle with the reserved sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with roasted seaweed, if desired.
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
Shelby S says
I'm not always a huge fan of salmon but I love the sweet taste to the teriyaki sauce on this one!