Delicious and fresh Vegan Beet Poke Bowl, with marinated beets. This gluten-free and vegan dish is so easy and perfect to make ahead and assemble in a hurry. If you’re more of a visual person, here’s the video for this recipe!
What’s a poke bowl?
Poké is one of the main dishes of Hawaiian cuisine, and literally means “cut” in Hawaiian. It consists of raw or cubed marinated fish. The spices used in the wine have no strong Japanese or Asian influence and the most common are soy sauce, chives and sesame oil. Recently, rice, noodles and other toppings like raw fruit or vegetables and seaweed were added to the poké and poké bowls were born!
For a switch, this recipe features marinated beet cubes instead of marinated fish. With their lovely colour and ability to absorb the amazing flavours of our marinades, beets are the perfect veggie to add to this vegan bowl.
Despite that, remember that beets aren’t a source of protein and I understand that you might want to pack your bowl with some more of this nutrient. So feel free to add some edamame, tofu or tempeh, to keep it plant-based, or the traditional cubed fish, so you end up with a bowl that meets your needs.
Some other toppings you could add to your beet poke bowl:
Base – Brown rice, jasmine rice, soba noodles, leafy greens.
Protein – Tofu or tempeh, fish or shrimp, edamame, nuts (peanuts, macadamia or cashews).
Veggies – sliced avocado, radish, jalapeños, scallions, sweet onion, shallots, watercress, shredded red cabbage.
Fruits – strawberries, watermelon, mango, raspberries, blueberries…
Pickles – pickled red onions, pickled ginger, pickled cucumber.
Other add-ons – toasted sesame seeds, fried or dried onions, chilli flakes, fried garlic
This Beet Poke Bowl is…
Fresh,
Nourishing,
Savoury and sweet,
Packed with flavor,
& Healthy!
Other bowl recipes you might enjoy:
Mexican Sweet Potato Bowl
Vegan Butter Tofu (tofu Makhani)
Portuguese Mushroom and Bean Stew
Mango Black Bean Salad
Ravioli with Lemon Rosemary Sauteed Mushrooms
Vegan Feta & Grilled Peaches Salad with Balsamic Dressing
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This was delicious. I did slice the beets as shown in your picture like the avocado and mangoes, which I wish I had cubes. Otherwise flavors were great! Thank you for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the feedback 😊