Sheet Pan Crispy Rice and Salmon

This sheet pan crispy rice and salmon is our new favourite dish. We crisped rice to perfection on a sheet pan within the oven after which topped it with sushi-grade salmon, vinegar pickles, a scrumptious nori salad, and kewpie.

This recipe has been examined many occasions (which we aren’t upset about as a result of it’s scrumptious) We needed to determine a method to make a considerable amount of crispy rice with out having to deep fry or pan fry particular person rice squares.

We discovered that urgent day-old sticky rice and a little bit of oil right into a baking sheet and broiling it left us with a scrumptious, golden brown crispy rice. The highest is completely toasted, the underside is flippantly coated, and it tastes scrumptious with the entire scrumptious toppings.

What You Want for Spicy Salmon + Crispy Rice

This dish appears fancy however comes collectively rapidly, particularly if you’re utilizing leftover sticky rice.

You want sticky rice, elements for a easy nori salad, kewpie, and sushi-grade salmon. Relying on the place you reside, the salmon could be the ingredient you need to seek for. Minneapolis solely has a couple of seafood counters that promote true sushi-grade salmon (hey Costal Seafoods).

Try native seafood counters and bear in mind it’s okay to make use of sushi-grade tuna (or your favourite sushi-grade fish) instead of the salmon.

Substitues & Variations

• We used sushi-grade salmon, however sushi-grade tuna will work, too.
• If you need extra salad on high of the salmon, be at liberty to double the elements for the nori salad.
• So as to add extra spice, high the salmon with wasabi.
• Be at liberty to season the entire dish with extra soy sauce.

Prime Suggestions for Spicy Salmon with Crispy Rice

• How lengthy the rice takes to brown will differ relying on every oven. You should definitely examine on the rice each couple of minutes to make certain it doesn’t burn.
• We extremely advocate making the sticky rice a day forward of time for finest outcomes. Try this Immediate Pot Sticky Rice or a extra conventional methodology!
• When eradicating the bites from the baking sheet, the primary piece could crumble. As soon as there’s room to make use of the spatula, the opposite items will keep intact. Possibility to chop the rice into items first after which high them with the toppings after the rice is lower.

Storage

This dish is a bit troublesome to retailer after you could have assembled the whole lot on the sheet pan. In case you are making the t dish forward of time, we advocate storing the entire elements individually from one another.

If in case you have leftovers, we solely advocate storing them in an hermetic container within the fridge for sooner or later after preparation. You don’t wish to mess with uncooked fish!

Freezer Instructions

We don’t advocate freezing this recipe.

Serving Strategies

This sheet pan crispy rice and salmon makes an amazing dinner at residence, however we additionally love serving it we’ve got firm. It’s a flavorful, enjoyable dish that may get your friends excited.

We advocate serving this dish as an appetizer alongside this honey ginger quinoa salad, Honey Chili Crunch Air Fryer Salmon Bites, Spicy Pork Noodles, or Fancy Momofuku Noodles.

Sheet Pan Crispy Rice and Salmon

This scrumptious dish is made with crispy rice that’s crisped within the oven! It’s topped with a scrumptious uncooked salmon and a scrumptious nori salad. Good for a enjoyable appetizer or dinner.

Prep:1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner:10 minutes minutes

Complete:1 hour hour 40 minutes minutes

Fats 10

Carbs 17

Protein 10

Elements

• 2 tablespoons avocado oil
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon sesame oil separated
• 1.5 teaspoons sea salt separated
• 5 cups cooked sticky rice chilly*
• ½ cup thinly sliced cucumbers (~½ giant cucumber)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• ⅓ cup sushi ginger
• 1 lb. sushi-grade salmon chopped into small chunks
• 5 inexperienced onions chopped
• 3 sheets nori damaged up into small items
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1.5 tablespoons sesame seeds white or black
• 3 tablespoons kewpie or mayonnaise

Directions 

• Grease the underside of a half baking sheet with 1 tablespoon of avocado oil.

• Scoop the rice onto the baking sheet. Moist your fingers and press the rice down. If the rice isn’t sticking collectively, moist your fingers once more and repeat. Cowl the rice with plastic wrap. Firmly press the rice onto the baking sheet to compress the rice. Place the rice within the fridge for 1 hour or in a single day.

• Take away the rice from the fridge and drizzle the highest with 1 tablespoon of avocado oil and 1/2 tablespoon of sesame oil. Use a spatula to unfold the oil evenly over the rice. Season with 1 teaspoon of sea salt.

• Preheat the oven to 475ºF. Place the baking sheet within the oven and bake for 7-10 minutes or till the rice begins to brown. As soon as browned and crispy, take away from the oven. There’s additionally an choice to broil the rice for two minutes at a time till the rice is brown and crispy.*

• Whereas the rice is cooking, place the cucumbers in a bowl and toss with the soy sauce. Put aside.

• Assemble the nori salad, add the inexperienced onions, nori, rice vinegar, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, sesame seeds, and ½ teaspoon of salt to a bowl, and toss till coated. Put aside.

• Take away the rice from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes.

• To assemble, evenly unfold the cucumbers over the crispy rice. Prime the cucumbers with ginger.

• Subsequent, unfold the chopped salmon excessive of the ginger. Prime the salmon with the nori salad and drizzle the kewpie excessive of the salad.

• Rigorously lower the bites into items. Take away the pies from the baking sheet with a small spatula.*

Suggestions & Notes

• How lengthy the rice takes to brown will differ relying on every oven. You should definitely examine on the rice each couple of minutes to make certain it doesn’t burn.
• We extremely advocate making the sticky rice a day forward of time for finest outcomes.
• When eradicating the bites from the baking sheet, the primary piece could crumble. As soon as there’s room to make use of the spatula, the opposite items will keep intact. Possibility to chop the rice into items first after which high them with the toppings after the rice is lower.
• We used sushi-grade salmon, however sushi-grade tuna will work, too.
• If you need extra salad on high of the salmon, be at liberty to double the elements for the nori salad.
• So as to add extra spice, high the salmon with wasabi.
• Be at liberty to season the entire dish with extra soy sauce.

Diet info

Energy: 197kcal Carbohydrates: 17g Protein: 10g Fats: 10g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 0.4g