The poke (pronounced poh-kay) bowl is so trendy rn. The traditional Hawaiian dish is usually made with raw fish (kinda like ceviche) over sushi rice or kelp noodles or seaweed salad and mixed with a smattering of wow-worthy toppings from shredded coconut to sesame seeds or avocado.
"Poke" actually means to slice or cut, which makes perfect sense because loading up your bowl with sliced, diced, cut-up, and chopped toppings is the fastest way to build a tasty poke bowl.
Here, are 11 gorgeous and delicious-looking versions of the bowl for DIY inspiration.
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Ponzu Salmon Poke Bowl
This poke bowl from Chikarashi in NYC features Scottish salmon, wasabi ponzu sauce, shiso (a culinary herb), avocado, tobiko (roe), and shichimi (a Japanese seasoning). Yum.
Spicy & Creamy Salmon Poke Bowl
This Spicy and Creamy Salmon Poke Bowl, featuring bite-sized cubes of sushi-grade salmon mixed in mayo, soy sauce, sriracha, or chili sauce, and served over kelp noodles looks fresh and beautiful.
Ahi Poke Bowl
Chef Kathy Fang's ahi poke bowl pairs sushi-grade ahi tuna with seaweed salad, cucumber, shredded coconut, sriracha, sesame oil, and scallions. ZOMG.
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California Roll Poke Bowl
When it comes to go-to sushi rolls, the California roll is definitely a crowd-pleaser. So it makes sense that Dzung Duong of Honeysuckle Catering used it as her inspiration for this poke bowl. Featuring sushi rice, cucumber, tomato, seaweed salad, imitation crab sticks, avocado, and ahi tuna mixed in a spicy mayo. Wow!
Spicy Ahi Poke Tostadas
This Spicy Ahi Poke Tostadas recipe from Salt & Wind fuses the dish with Tex-Mex for a special twist — specifically, swapping out rice for a corn tortilla "bowl."
Rainbow Bowl
This magical-looking poke bowl from 4th Street Market in Santa Ana includes everything a sushi fan could want: ahi, salmon, yellowtail, shrimp, crab, avocado, and cucumber. Amaaazing.
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Shrimp Tempura Poke Bowl
Another one from 4th Street Market that's basically like a deconstructed shrimp tempura roll. This one's got crunchy shrimp, mango, and spicy mayo. Yeow.
Salmon & Roasted Seaweed Poke Bowl
Tastemade marinated their cubed sushi-grade salmon in soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, lime juice, and sriracha, topped it with green onions, and served with beautifully sliced avocado and roasted seaweed for this elegant poke bowl.
Vegan Poke Bowl
You don't have to love fish to get in on the poke trend. As Pour Taproom in Santa Cruz shows with its stunningly green poke bowl, you could build yours with a variety of just veggies. This one features marinated shiitake mushrooms, green onion, seaweed salad, avocado, and pickled peppers.
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Watermelon 'Tuna' Poke Bowl
Another way to go vegan with your poke bowl: Marinate watermelon cubes in olive oil and rice wine vinegar, like you would sushi-grade tuna, and you get a similar texture, according Erin from Olives For Dinner, the chef behind this gorgeous Watermelon 'Tuna' Poke Bowl, which also includes sesame seeds, cubed avocado, sliced scallions, ponzu dressing, sambal mayo, amaranth caviar, and pickled cucumber and jalapeno.
Tuna Poke Bowl With Mango & Edamame
This vividly hued poke bowl from Pokeworks features salmon *and* avocado, mango, edamame, and rice puffs over brown rice.
