Ching-he Huang’s vegan poke bowl
The chef shares her version of the vibrant Hawaii-inspired dish
Waikiki bowl
Hawaii has to be one of my favourite places in the world. This is my version of one of the nutritious, vibrant poke bowls. It’s a fresh, fruity, brightly coloured bowl with sweet and salty flavours, on a bed of coconut rice.
SERVES 3 PREP 15 mins COOK 18-23 mins EASY V
8 cherry tomatoes, halved 1 tbsp tamari or light soy sauce 1 tbsp finely sliced chives For the rice
200g jasmine rice
50ml coconut milk
1 tbsp toasted coconut flakes
For the teriyaki tofu
1 tsp rapeseed oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2.5cm piece of ginger, peeled
and grated
200g smoked tofu, drained, rinsed
in cold water and chopped
2 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp tamari or light soy sauce 1 tbsp golden syrup
For the toppings
1 kiwi, peeled, sliced into rounds handful of frozen edamame
1 small pineapple, peeled, cored
and chopped
1 mango, peeled, stoned
and chopped handful of salted roasted cashews 50g red cabbage, shredded fried and salted seaweed, 2-3 pieces fried nori, fried shallots and toasted sesame seeds, to serve
1 Combine the tomatoes, tamari and chives in a small bowl. Set aside. For the rice, put the rice, coconut milk and 350ml water in a pan, and bring to the boil over a high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover and cook for 15-20 mins. Fluff up with a fork, sprinkle with the coconut flakes and set aside. 2 For the tofu, heat a wok over a high heat until smoking, then add the oil. Once hot, add the garlic and ginger and briefly toss. Add the tofu and cook, tossing, for 5 seconds.
Add the mirin, tamari and golden syrup, and cook for 2-3 mins more until the sauce is reduced. Set aside. 3 Cut each kiwi round into eight wedges, and briefly cook the frozen edamame in a pan of boiling water. Divide the rice between three bowls. Arrange the tomatoes, tofu, kiwi, pineapple, mango, cashews, edamame and cabbage over the rice in sections. Scatter over the seaweed, nori flakes, fried shallots and sesame seeds. Garnish with edible flowers, if you like.
GOOD TO KNOW vegan • vit c • folate • fibre •
2 of 5-a-day
PER SERVING 640 kcals • fat 19g • saturates 7g •
carbs 92g • sugars 26g • fibre 6g • protein 23g •
salt 2.8g