Beautiful honey, lime, and cilantro flavors come together is this tasty salmon rice bowl. Slightly sweet cilantro lime rice topped with juicy salmon roasted in honey, lime, cilantro glaze and fresh cilantro avocado.
Avocado Salmon Rice Bowl
Have you ever taken a bite of something delicious and just melted into the chair?
Well, that is exactly how this Avocado Salmon Rice Bowl is going to make you feel! This sweet and citrusy flavor experience is a treat for your taste buds. Honey, lime, and cilantro flavors are carried throughout the whole dish and works beautifully with salmon, avocado and rice.
I’m such a sucker for seafood, especially when it comes to salmon and shrimp…and scallops, and calamari, and crab. Okay, there is really not much seafood that I don’t like. The only thing I have not tried and loved yet is the raw oysters. I just can’t get passes the texture there, no way. Taking the raw oysters aside, all seafood is wonderful, and especially salmon. That’s my favorite fish and I would eat if every day if I could.
Aside from being delicious, the second best thing about salmon is how fast and easy it is to prepare. It takes a couple of minutes to come up with the glaze or a seasoning for the salmon and into the oven it goes. After 12-15 minutes in the oven, you have a juicy, delicious piece of salmon.
Did you know that salmon is really good for you too? It is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids and protein. It’s also a great source of vitamin B12 and vitamin D. Many people actually have a deficiency of Vitamins B12 and D, myself included, so salmon is a great thing to be added to the menu as often as possible.
Top if off with some fresh avocado topping and you have a delicious, and really healthy dinner.
Some More Salmon Recipes To Try
Baked Salmon with Avocado Salmon
Strawberry Balsamic Salmon Salad
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Avocado Salmon Rice Bowl
Ingredients
Rice
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- 1 1/2 cups water
- Salt
- 1/2 lime, juice only
- 2 Tbsp minced fresh cilantro
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 3 Tbsp chicken or vegetable stock
Salmon:
- 1 lb salmon fillets skin on
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp minced fresh cilantro
- Salt to taste
Avocado Topping:
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp minced fresh cilantro
- 1/4 tsp chili powder less for milder topping
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Rice:
- Cook rice in salted water per package instructions. Take off heat when it's just done.
- Preheat a medium cooking pan over medium-high heat. Mix stock, lime juice, honey, and cilantro together. Pour the mixture into the preheated pan and let it simmer for about a minute. Take the pan off heat and mix rice into the liquid. Season with a little bit more salt, mix well, and set aside.
- Salmon:
- Preheat oven to 425 and cover a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and grease it.
- Rub the salmon skin with some oil and place the fillets skin down on the prepared baking sheet.
- Mix lime juice, honey, and cilantro together and rub salmon fillets with it on all exposed sides. You can pour more glaze over the top and season with some salt. (Some glaze will likely run down onto the baking sheet, it will most likely get quite scorched in the oven. Don't be scared it's not your salmon burning, it's the glaze that ran down.)
- Bake salmon for 12-15 minutes, depending on the thickness of your salmon fillets.
- Avocado:
- Cut avocado in half, take out the pit, and take off the skin. Chop avocado and add it to a small bowl. Add lime juice, cilantro, chili powder, and salt. Gently mix.
- To assemble the rice bowls: divide rice among two bowls, top it off with a salmon fillet, and top each bowl with half the avocado mixture.
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Erin says
OMG, this looks delicious! All my fave flavors too. I can NEVER get enough cilantro and avocado.
Crissy says
This salmon was delicious! I will bake it in a small glass pan next time instead of a sheet pan. Loved the rice and the avocado topping. Will make again!
lyuba says
I’m so glad to hear that, Crissy! I’m happy you like it 🙂
Rita says
The recipe needed some more spice, don’t be afraid to add a fresh chili pepper in place of the chili powder, tastes more fresh and the whole dish “pops” with flavor. Great combinations of flavor!
lyuba says
Hi Rita! Oh yes, everyone can adjust the spice to their own level of tolerance 🙂
I can take some spice but not too much, but if I was making it for my aunt, I’d definitely kick it up a few notches 🙂
Lynne says
This looks delicious. Unfortunately, I have a Type 1 Diabetic in our family. Could you please clarify the serving size? I find the 103 carbs per serving incredibly high. I’m assuming if the white rice was left out, the carb count would be less than 20. If possible… Thank you!
Elena says
One of my favorite meals – delicious, light, and easy! I personally don’t think there’s such a thing as too much cilantro 🙂 I also love the touch of sweetness in the rice; combined with the chili powder, it’s perfect.
Cristal says
I can’t wait to try this new dish, I love your page.Thank you for sharing!
Christine D says
I made this tonight. I think it is too much cilantro as it is in every step. I also didn’t care for the sweetness of the honey in the rice. I would make it again skipping the cilantro and honey from the rice. Regardless it was a tasty easy dish. Thanks!
lyuba says
Hi Christine,
Cilantro is definitely an herb that people either can’t get enough of or don’t like much. It’s definitely an individual taste herb. I’m glad you like the dish!! Thank you 🙂
Bryn says
For avocado, the recipe calls for lime juice. But in the instructions, it says lemon juice. Just wondering which it is.
Thanks!
lyuba says
Hi Bryn!
I’m sorry about that, that’s a typo. It’s lime all throughout the recipe. Thanks!
rita says
I literally just made this. I made it with lemon juice because I only had lemons and it came out perfectly.
Lyuba says
That’s great to hear, Rita! I’m glad the recipe worked out well for you.
Claudia says
This looks delicious. Unfortunately I am not a big fan of cilantro. What do you think is the best herb I could use as a substitute?
lyuba says
Hi Claudia! Cilantro is really strong, specific flavor kind of herb. If you don’t like it, you can use some parsley. Parsley is very different but not as strong. You can omit it all together or add some parsley for a fresh herb flavor.
I hope you enjoy it!
Sara D says
The Avocado Salmon Rice Bowl was the absolute best recipe I have ever made. My husband loved it as well and kept talking about the depth of flavors for hours after we ate. THANK YOU for sharing!
Lyuba says
Thank you so much, Sara! I’m very happy to hear about your experience!
Comdoleeza says
Looks amazing! Are you sure that the calories are not for 2 servings? Even though it is healthy that comes in at 75% of my daily calorie allowance! I wonder howuch of that is the rice.
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Jessica Gavin says
I love this combination of salmon and avocado! I’m drooling over here 🙂
Lyuba says
Thank you so much, Jessica!
Jackie says
Oh my goodness! I didn’t have limes so I substituted lemons. Followed the recipe to the tee and it was amazing. Will be making this again.
Thank you for sharing.