Craving sushi but short on time (or maybe a little intimidated by rolling)? Enter the salmon sushi bake: all the delicious flavors of your favorite rolls, simplified into a warm, comforting casserole. Think of it as a deconstructed sushi roll, where the components are layered instead of rolled.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword easy casserole recipes, easy sushi recipes, tik tok viral recipe
2tablespoonssriracha hot chili sauceplus more for drizzle
3cupssushi ricecooked
2tablespoonsrice vinegar
1teaspoongranulated sugar
½teaspoonsalt
¼cupfurikake seasoning
1green onionssliced
3tablespoonssesame seeds
For Serving
toasted seaweed sheets
sliced avocado
kimchi
cucumbersliced or chopped
spicy mayo
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Coat your salmon with olive oil, and then season with salt and pepper. Bake on a baking sheet for about 15 minutes or until the salmon easily flakes. Discard the skin.
1 pound salmon, 1 tablespoon olive oil
In a medium bowl, place the salmon, cream cheese, Japanese mayo and Sriracha. Mix together until well combined.
1/2 cup cream cheese, 1/2 cup Japanese mayo, 2 tablespoons sriracha hot chili sauce
If your rice isn't cooked, prepare sushi rice according to package instructions. While it's cooking, in a small bowl, combine rice vinegar, sugar and salt.
Toss the cooked rice and the rice vinegar mixture together until well coated.
In a 9×13 casserole dish, add the rice in a single layer pressing down gently. The add the furikake in a layer. Then top with a layer of the salmon mixture again pressing down gently.
1/4 cup furikake seasoning
Bake at 425 degrees F in a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.
Remove from oven and drizzle with more Japanese mayo and sriracha. Sprinkle with green onions and sesame seeds.
1 green onions, 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
For serving, cut into squares or serve with Toasted Seaweed, scoop into center, add avocado, cucumber, kimchi, spicy mayo or whatever you desire.
toasted seaweed sheets, sliced avocado, kimchi, cucumber, spicy mayo