Simple and easy Salmon Burrito Bowls made with tender salmon and all of your favorite toppings. This hearty bowl is easy to customize so can it fit your needs and whatever ingredients you have available.
The Best Salmon Burrito Bowls
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If you need a quick and easy option for lunch or dinner, burrito bowls are always a delicious option. They’re easy to throw together, easy to customize, and perfect to meal prep in advance.
Everyone usually gravitates toward but salmon makes such a great burrito bowl! It cooks quickly and, when seasoned with the right spices, it makes for the person salmon burrito bowl!
These burrito bowls have perfectly seasoned salmon, rice, and all of your favorite toppings. Once you cook the salmon you have so many great opportunities to get creative and make these bowls your own!
— Ashlea
Burrito Bowl Ingredients
This is an overview of the main ingredients in this recipe. See the recipe card for full ingredients and instructions, below.
- Salmon: I love using 3-4 oz salmon filets for this recipe!
- Spices: the spice rub for the salmon is so good! The powerful blend of spices brings so much flavor to the entire dish.
- Lime juice and zest: these two ingredients really help to take the recipe to the next level!
The Best Salmon to Use
My favorite salmon choices to use in any recipe is usually wild caught sockeye or coho salmon. It is relatively easy to find and has a beautiful red color.
How to Make the Salmon for Your Burrito Bowls
See the recipe card for full ingredients and instructions, below.
Making perfectly cooked salmon at home is really quite easy once you know the method. I promise after making it once, you’ll want to make it all of the time.
Step One: First make the salmon spice rub. Add the coconut sugar, lime zest, chipotle powder, paprika, oil, and cumin in a small bowl and stir until well combined.
Step Two: Bring the salmon to room temperature and the pat dry. Season the salmon liberally with salt, pepper, and the spice rub.
Step Three: Now it’s time to cook the salmon. Heat a large pan over medium heat. Once hot, add a little avocado or olive oil to the pan.
Step Four: Cook the salmon 4-5 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through. Feel free to add more oil as necessary to keep the salmon from sticking.
Step Five: While the salmon is cooking, prep the avocado corn salsa, and assemble the remaining serving ingredients.
Step Six: Once the salmon is done assemble your burrito bowls. Start with a bed of rice and then add your salmon, avocado corn salsa, Greek yogurt or sour cream, and fresh cilantro. Enjoy!
Burrito Bowl Toppings
One of the great things about burrito bowls are all of the toppings. I kept things simple with just avocado corn salsa, Greek yogurt, and cilantro but you could add so many other things to these bowls.
Here are a few great additions to include in your bowl:
- Avocado corn salsa
- Greek yogurt
- Cilantro
- Black beans or pinto beans
- Homemade Pico de Gallo
- Pickled onions
- Cilantro lime rice or cauliflower rice
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Easy Salmon Burrito Bowl
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 bowls 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
A simple and easy Salmon Burrito Bowl recipe made with tender salmon and all of your favorite toppings. This hearty bowl is easy to customize so can it fit your needs and whatever ingredients you have available.
Ingredients
For the Salmon
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 pound salmon filets, 3-4 oz each
- 1 teaspoon coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1/2 tsp chipotle powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- salt and pepper
- garlic rice
- avocado corn salsa
- Greek yogurt or sour cream
- fresh lime slices
- cilantro
Instructions
- Combine the oil, coconut sugar, lime zest, chipotle powder, paprika, and cumin in a small bowl.
- Bring the salmon to room temperature and the pat dry. Season the salmon liberally with salt, pepper, and the spice rub.
- Heat a large pan over medium heat. Once hot, add avocado or olive oil to the pan.
- Cook the salmon 4-5 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through. Feel free to add more oil as necessary to keep the salmon from sticking.
- While the salmon is cooking, prep the avocado corn salsa, and assemble the remaining serving ingredients.
- Once the salmon is done, assemble your burrito bowls. Start with a bed of rice and then add the salmon, avocado corn salsa, Greek yogurt or sour cream, and fresh cilantro. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Meal Prep Tips
You can prep the salmon in advance and store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Prepare the rice and beans – cook the rice and beans when you make the salmon. Then, store them in separate airtight containers as well.
Chop the veggies and toppings – that way all you have to do is reheat the salmon, beans, and rice and pile on the toppings! I recommend doing this 1-2 days ahead of time to prevent any fresh ingredients from becoming soggy.
Recipe by: Ashlea Carver / All the Healthy Things | Photography by: Casey Colodny / THE MINDFUL HAPA
Hi, love the recipe any thoughts of baking the salmon vs. pan fry?
you could definitely bake it!
This was so delicious! I love the salmon flavors and it was really good with the corn salsa!
DELICIOUS is the only word for this salmon 🙂 Thanks for another fantastic and easy recipe!
This looks SO good. Going to add to our menu for next week!
Oh my wow! This is just perfection. So good. So easy and quick to put together which is essential for me through the week. I’ll definitely be putting this into the rotation.
This was delicious!!! The avocado corn salsa is a must with this dish, so fresh and flavorful. Will definitely be making again.
I don’t usually leave recipe reviews but this one was so good that I have to publicly sing its praises. So delicious that everyone in my family went back for seconds. The perfect easy, healthy weeknight meal.
I cook a lot using different blog recipes but this is my first review. I just had to say what a perfect recipe this is. I’ll be making this on a regular basis.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Jill! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!
Delicious! Perfect favor combos, excellent dinner
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Kaydence! Thanks for sharing!
Whole family loved this recipe! Ridiculously easy and delish!
Yay! Love hearing that, Emma! Thanks for sharing!
Made these bowls over the weekend and absolutely LOVED them. The textures and flavors are perfect, my husband and I both approve! Also, don’t skip the avocado corn salsa, such a tasty addition!
Yay! Love hearing that Casey!
Agreed…Easy Salmon Burrito Bowl.
Haha! I’m so glad you liked it, Celestine! Thanks for sharing!
This was delicious! Make sure you make with the corn salsa—super light and flavorful. Will be making this regularly though-out the summer!
Yay! I’m so glad you loved it, Lauren! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
I absolutely love all of your recipes!!!!! This has to be the 8th or 9th one I’ve tried. I love to cook and I also love new recipes.
It’s therapeutic yet challenging at the same time. I am addicted to cooking because It gives me immediate successful results; well usually lol. Anyhow, I am such a fan!!
The fish came out perfect! So easy and tasty. I made mine with quinoa
This was so delicious! Made these for lunch today. So quick and easy and the skin was SO crispy. I am so excited I found this recipe. Will be making this many more times!!