Quick Teriyaki Salmon Bowl

The Quick Teriyaki Salmon Bowl is the ideal weeknight dinner for families who want something nutritious, restaurant-quality, and genuinely fast. The homemade teriyaki sauce — soy, mirin, honey, and sesame oil — takes less than two minutes to mix together and transforms into a glossy, caramelised glaze as the salmon cooks. Served over steamed rice with cool cucumber, pink pickled ginger, and a scattering of sesame seeds, this bowl is visually stunning and nutritionally complete. It is a perfect balance of protein, healthy fats, and complex carbohydrates.

• ✅ 4 salmon portions
• ✅ For teriyaki: 3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tsp sesame oil
• ✅ 2 cups cooked rice
• ✅ 1/2 cucumber, sliced thin
• ✅ Pickled ginger
• ✅ Sesame seeds, spring onions

1. 1Mix soy sauce, mirin, honey, and sesame oil for teriyaki sauce.
2. 2Pan-fry salmon skin-side down for 4 minutes.
3. 3Flip, add sauce to the pan. Cook 3 more minutes, basting constantly.
4. 4Sauce will reduce and caramelise.
5. 5Serve salmon over warm rice.
6. 6Add cucumber slices, pickled ginger, and spring onions.
7. 7Sprinkle with sesame seeds.