Sushi Bake Recipe (ready in 25 min)

This easy sushi bake with salmon is kind of a deconstructed sushi roll turned casserole. It can be served warm or cold, is comforting, healthy, and truly easy to make! It is healthy as it hardly contains any mayo, it is cream cheese free, has very little added salt, has no oils added, and has no processed ingredients. Moreover, it is gluten-free and can be egg-free (just leave out the mayo).

There are many different ways you can make this superb sushi dish, but my version features baked salmon so it is a salmon sushi bake!

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• ❓What is sushi bake?
• 🥘 Ingredients for salmon sushi bake
• 🔪 How to make sushi bake
• 💞 Substitutions
• 🥢 Variations
• 📦 Storage
• 🍽 How to serve sushi casserole
• 💭 FAQs
• 🦐 Other seafood dishes you may like
• 🍚 You might also like these rice dishes
• 🍣 Sushi Bake (Ready in 25 min)

❓What is sushi bake?

Sushi bake came around as an alternative to sushi rolls: all the flavors of versatile sushi rolls (baked or not baked) layered into a dish, made into a casserole, meant to be scooped out of a bowl or tucked into bite-size tiny sheets of roasted seaweed.

It’s so much easier than rolling lots of rolls so it is a lot more time effective and the scooping and sharing make it fun and more interactive. It’s infinitely customizable meaning there’s a sushi bake out there for everyone! Choose and pick your favorite ingredients. See my alternatives and serving suggestions below.

This tray sushi or pan sushi as it can easily be made in a pan or even skillet, was inspired by my Sushi Cake and Teriyaki Chicken Egg Fried Rice With Vegetables as well as these divine Teriyaki Chicken Skewers. All soo darn good!

🥘 Ingredients for salmon sushi bake

Here is what you need for this sushi bake with salmon.

• Salmon ( I used trimmings leftover from making Salmon Wellington).
• Avocado - make sure it is ripe to perfection to be able to cut as you wish.
• Sushi Nori - meaning dried edible seaweed, typically comes in thin, paper-like sheets. I scrunch these up and add them between the layers. Keep some to cut into little squares or rectangular to eat the sushi bake with.
• Sriracha - a nice addition for a nice kick.
• Mayonnaise - I usually use homemade mayo, only a tiny bit to mix with sriracha and add on top.
• Sushi rice - The best rice for sushi is short-grain Japanese rice — which can be found in any Japanese/Asian store or supermarket labeled as "sushi rice".
• Sesame seeds [ I use black (not to be confused with Nigella seeds) and white] - I normally use the Asian toasted version as they are nice and plump but any ones you have on hand would be great in this recipe. Black sesame seeds are known to have great health benefits too so don't omit those if you have any.
• pimiento peppers - these are a nice sweet and tasty addition to this sushi casserole or tray sushi as I call it sometimes.
• rice seasoning - or furikake - gives the dish a great flavor - it comes in a sachet and can be found in any Korean or Japanese store. It mainly consists of dried seaweed, sesame seeds, salt, and sugar.
• black pepper, salt, and five spice - to season the salmon
• Scallions/spring onion/green onion - chopped finely

Additional ingredients (not in the picture)

• Sushi seasoned vinegar to pour over the rice once this is ready.
• In addition to these ingredients listed above, you may also want to use wasabi sauce, pickled ginger, and soy sauce to serve the dish.

See the recipe card for the exact quantities.

🔪 How to make sushi bake

It will take some simultaneous cooking but it will all be ready in no time.

Hint: You will need to remember to press down the rice slightly so it will not remain fluffy and disintegrate when taken out as this recipe does not contain any binding ingredients such as egg or loads of mayo.

💞 Substitutions

Here are a few substitution ideas in case you do not like some of the ingredients and want to substitute those.

• Mayonnaise - you may replace this with some yogurt mixed with a little seasoned sushi vinegar and sriracha
• Rice seasoning - use a homemade one with the ingredients mentioned above as many brands do contain MSG. I normally check as I do avoid this ingredient.
• Siracha - if spicy isn't your thing then you may leave this out completely
• Vegetarian - the salmon can be replaced with an omelet to make this vegetarian
• Vegan - replace the fish with tofu or seasoned shiitake mushrooms to make this sushi bake dish a vegan one.

If you are looking to make this as a gluten-free option, this dish is gluten-free but mind due, not all soy sauce is gluten-free so check that out.

🥢 Variations

• Add cream cheese -This sushi bake is without cream cheese but you may add some along with mayonnaise and mix it with the fish.

• Extra Spicy - sriracha is spicy but add some red chili pepper flakes to the rice or the salmon to imbue more heat into the dish or simply add some sweet chili sauce.
• Cucumber - add thinly sliced/diced cucumbers for extra freshness.
• Lemon juice - I love adding lemon juice before eating or added to the salmon after baking it or a good old drizzle at the end just before
• Kid-friendly - don't go too wild with spices and heat so kids can enjoy this sushi bake with salmon

See this sushi bake with cream cheese version if that's a version you'd like to try.

📦 Storage

Store it in an airtight container in the fridge. Good for 2-3 days.

💭 FAQs

🦐 Other seafood dishes you may like

🍚 You might also like these rice dishes

• Easy Instant Pot Coconut Rice
• Teriyaki Chicken Egg Fried Rice With Vegetables
• One Pan Curried Wild Rice, Red Quinoa With Sausage And Cavolo Nero
• Cabbage Rolls ‘Sarmale’ Stuffed With Ground Beef, Veggies And Rice
• Duck Thai Curry With Fresh Coconut And Lemongrass Infused Rice
• Truffle, Mushroom, Rice And Mountain Lentil Pilaf

or these dishes that contain rice....

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