vegan tuna poke bowl

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This week on the YouTube channel I’m featuring a lunch idea that you can prep ahead for the week. It’s a super pretty vegan tuna poke made with red beets. How amazing is it that it looks like tender ahi tuna?!

I also convinced you to try (and love) beets with the golden beet pastrami sandwiches, and now you can try your hand at this recipe. The beets are sooooo tasty, especially when paired with this creamy avocado wasabi dressing.

Check out how easy it is to make vegan tuna poke in the video below, which will also cover how to use it in a beautiful bowl or keep scrolling for the recipe.

vegan tuna poke bowl recipe

We’re moving right along with easy vegan grain bowl ideas! Check out last weeks recipe for a chicken shawarma bowl using soy curls.

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vegan tuna poké bowl

Beets make a tasty veg-friendly tuna poké in this grain bowl paired with a creamy avocado wasabi dressing, fresh julienne veggies, and brown rice.

Course Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Keyword avocado, beets, bowl, brown rice, wasabi
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Author Lauren Toyota

Ingredients

beet tuna poké

  • 3 large red beets, scrubbed clean with stalks trimmed off
  • 1/4 C lime juice
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp white miso paste
  • 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/4 tsp red chili flakes
  • 1/8 tsp sea salt

brown rice bowl

  • 1 C short grain brown rice
  • 1 1/2 C water
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 C radish, sliced thin on a mandolin
  • 1 avocado, cubed or sliced
  • 1 C frozen shelled edamame beans
  • 1 C julienne cucumber
  • 1 carrot, thinly sliced into ribbons using a vegetable peeler
  • 1 to 2 green onions, thinly sliced, as garnish
  • black and white sesame seeds, as garnish

avocado wasabi dressing (makes about 3/4 cup)

  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/2 C vegan mayonnaise
  • 1/2 an avocado, peeled and pitted
  • 1/4 C packed cilantro
  • 2 tsp granulated garlic powder
  • 2 tsp wasabi powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 to 2 tbsp water (if needed to thin out)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

  2. To make the vegan beet tuna, prepare the red beets by slicing off the round cheeks of the beets until you’re left with a beet cube with flat sides. Slice the beet into smaller 1/2-inch cubes.

  3. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine lime juice, rice vinegar, white miso paste, soy sauce/tamari, water, sesame oil, red chili flakes and sea salt. Whisk to combine well and add the cubed beets. Boil uncovered for about 10 to 12 minutes. Then turn down the heat and let it simmer for another 5 to 7 minutes until the sauce reduces. It should look thicker and glossy.

  4. Use a fork so some of the excess marinade drips off, and lift beets from the saucepan and place in 1 layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. You don’t need to flip the pieces at all during baking.

  5. To make the short grain brown rice, rinse the starch off the rice in a sieve until the water runs clear. Place the rice in a medium sized pot over medium heat with water, vegetable oil, and sea salt. Once the water begins to simmer, cover the pot with a lid and turn the heat down to low. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked and tender.

  6. To make the avocado wasabi dressing combine lime juice, rice vinegar, vegan mayonnaise, avocado, cilantro, granulated garlic powder, wasabi powder and sea salt together in a blender until smooth. If needed, add 1 to 2 tbsp of water to thin it out.

  7. To make the edamame, boil water in a kettle. Place edamame in a heat proof bowl. Add boiled water over top of the edamame until it’s covered and let it sit for 10 minutes. Then drain through a sieve and set aside until ready to assemble the bowls. 

  8. To assemble the bowls, add 1 cup of rice per serving. Top with fresh radish, avocado, edamame , cucumber and carrot. Add the beet tuna, and add the avocado wasabi dressing, black and white sesame seeds, and green onion.

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13 thoughts on “vegan tuna poke bowl”

  1. This is fantastic! I can see where different things could be rotated in, like tofu or tempeh, red cabbage, bok choy, but the edamame, cucumber, carrot, green onions and avocado were the best. The beets were so delicious, as is the sauce. And I followed your method of cooking the frozen edamame, learning something new: that I don’t have to boil them to oblivion—they were so much better in flavor and texture this way. Thanks! Just discovered your blog and am loving it!

  2. Rebecca Longmire

    Hits all the right flavors and texture and is so good! Will definitely add this to the menu rotation! Thank you!!

  3. I only made the beet tuna poke part of this recipe and it was delicious! Little bit of heat and a lot of flavor which was a perfect addition to the bowl I made!

    1. Lauren Toyota

      you just want to freeze the cooked poke? Ya once cooked and cooled you can do that. But it will also last a week

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