Lee Won-il's Yeondu Salmon Poke
A healthy poke bowl with brown rice and barley rice infused with yeondu for umami, topped with fresh salmon, vegetables, and homemade yeondu oriental dressing.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Dieters who want to enjoy rich umami flavor healthily while managing their diet.
- ⭐ Those who want to make a fresh and trendy poke salad at home instead of going out.
Raw salmonBrown riceBarleyYeonduVinegarCooking oilSesame oilHoneyMinced garlicToasted sesame seedsBlack pepperSalad greensTofuChickpeasGreen soybeans
Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings
- Raw salmon, as needed
- Soaked brown rice and barley 1 cup
- Water 1 cup
- Yeondu (1 tbsp for rice, 50ml for dressing)
- Cooking oil 0.5 tbsp
- Vinegar (brown rice vinegar or brewed vinegar) 25ml
- Mixed oil (cooking oil and sesame oil) 50ml
- Honey (or allulose, sugar) 50ml
- Minced garlic 1 tbsp
- Toasted sesame seeds 1 tbsp
- Black pepper, a pinch
- Salad greens, tofu, chickpeas, green soybeans, onion, etc., as needed
Recipe 🍳
- Combine soaked brown rice and barley with water in a 1:1 ratio, add 1 tbsp yeondu and 0.5 tbsp cooking oil, then cook in a pot for a nutty and umami-rich rice.
- In a bowl, combine 25ml vinegar, 50ml mixed oil, 50ml yeondu, and 50ml honey. Add minced garlic, sesame seeds, and black pepper, then mix to make a refreshing yeondu oriental dressing.
- Spread an appropriate amount of the cooked rice on the bottom of a bowl, then generously top with fresh salad greens.
- Arrange diced raw salmon, lightly mashed tofu, chickpeas, green soybeans, sliced onion, and other toppings attractively on top.
- Drizzle the prepared yeondu oriental dressing over the bowl as desired, then mix everything evenly and enjoy.
- Cook nutty brown rice and barley with yeondu and cooking oil.
- Make a homemade dressing by mixing vinegar, oil, yeondu, honey, garlic, and sesame seeds.
- Layer rice in a bowl and top generously with vegetables, salmon, tofu, beans, and other toppings.
- Drizzle with dressing and mix lightly for a delicious meal.
Cooking tips 💡
- When cooking grain rice, adding yeondu and a little oil prevents the grains from sticking together, gives them a glossy sheen, and makes the rice delicious on its own.
- When making the oriental dressing, maintain an approximate 1:2 ratio of acid (vinegar) to fat (oil), and use yeondu as a substitute for soy sauce to achieve a clean dressing with no musty aftertaste.





