Vegan Poke Bowl

This vegan poke bowl features portobello mushrooms in a sesame soy marinade, baked to perfection. Served with rice, veggies and a spicy mayo dressing.

Making a poke bowl at home is really so easy and fun to do.

A poke bowl is usually something that is served with fish, poke means ‘to slice or cut’ so it’s usually served with diced fish. However, lately I have been seeing tofu poke bowls and veg poke bowls showing up on menus more and more, which is just awesome.

We decided to make ours with marinaded baked portobello mushrooms but it’s the combination of ingredients plus the awesome dressing that really makes this meal stand out.

Ingredients in the Poke Bowl

• The basting sauce consists of sesame oil, dark soy sauce, maple syrup, tomato paste, garlic powder, ground ginger and dried oregano and this is poured over sliced portobello mushrooms.
• The spicy mayo consists of toasted sesame oil, sriracha sauce, vegan mayonnaise and fresh lime juice.
• The veggies: You can really use any veggies you like! But we went with romaine lettuce, grated carrot, sliced cucumber, sliced radish, avocado and pickled ginger.
• The rice: Basmati rice is our regular fave because it cooks so quickly! But of course you can use any cooked rice that you happen to have on hand.
• Black sesame seeds and lime wedges: These are used as our garnish/decoration for our bowls making them look simply gorgeous!

How To Make Vegan Poke Bowls

You will find full instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.

• Marinate your mushrooms. Mix up your basting sauce and then pour it over sliced portobello mushrooms and toss them in the sauce so they’re well coated. Place the sliced mushrooms on a parchment lined baking tray and bake for 10 minutes, keeping an eye on them so they don’t dry out.
• Cook the rice: While the mushrooms are baking, cook your rice and prepare your salad ingredients.

• Prepare the spicy mayo. Add all the dressing ingredients to a measuring jug and whisk them together.
• Assemble your bowls. Start with a bed of rice and then add lettuce, grated carrot, cucumber, radish, avocado, beets and mushroom slices. Top with pickled ginger, black sesame seeds and lime wedges. Drizzle with spicy mayo and serve.

Recipe Tips

• Use any salad veggies you like to create variety.
• If you’d like this bowl to be entirely gluten-free then make sure you use a gluten-free soy sauce or switch it for tamari.
• If you have leftover rice from another meal then you can save some time in making these bowls. Or get rice from a local restaurant.
• If you have leftover ingredients, store them separately in the fridge and then assemble your bowls again when you’re ready. The separate ingredients will keep for a few days in the fridge.

More Delicious Vegan Recipes

1. Vegan Buddha Bowls
2. Vegan Burrito Bowls
3. Vegan Ramen
4. Vegan Pho
5. Vegan Paella
6. Tofu and Eggplant Bowls

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