Seared Tuna Sushi Bowl
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 2
A simple sushi bowl built around seared tuna, rice, and fresh toppings. Balanced, customizable, and easy to put together once everything is prepped.
This has become a staple at dinner in my house. It’s quick, clean, and always hits. Comfort comes in a lot of forms, and for me this is one of them. Fresh ingredients, simple prep, and something that actually feels good to eat. I’ve made a lot of versions of this over time—imitation crab, completely raw tuna, seared tofu, cooked bluegill, real crab, even things like pickled cabbage or shaved radish. It all works. It’s one of those meals you can keep coming back to without it getting old.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked sushi rice
- 1 to 2 sheets nori, torn or cut
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 2/3 cup cucumber, diced
- Red pepper, sliced thin
- Green onion, sliced
- Sesame seeds
Tuna:
- 6 to 8 oz fresh tuna (sushi-grade if possible)
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Neutral oil for searing
Sauce:
- 2 tbsp Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp mayo
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- Splash rice wine vinegar
- Small splash soy sauce
- Small splash sesame oil
Variations:
- Imitation crab
- Seared tofu
- Cooked chopped flaky fish
- Pickled cabbage
- Shaved radish
- Shredded carrots
Instructions
- Cook the rice and let it cool while you prep everything else.
- In a small bowl, mix the yogurt, mayo, sriracha, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
- Prep the vegetables: dice cucumber, slice avocado, slice red pepper, slice green onion.
- Pat tuna dry and season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Heat a pan over high heat with a little oil. Sear tuna 30 to 45 seconds per side. Remove, rest briefly, then slice and cool.
- Mix tuna with sauce and begin to build bowls.
- Place rice in bowl, drizzle sauce over rice, place cut or crumbled nori over. add tuna then top with vegetables and sesame seeds