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    Home » Seafood

    Lox Rice Bowl

    Published: Oct 18, 2017 · Modified: Apr 10, 2024 · 7 Comments

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    Love Lox?  This lox recipe is a quick and easy rice bowl meal made with cold-smoked salmon. It's perfect for lunch or a light dinner.

    Lox Rice Bowls assembled

    Do you love lox?

    I do.

    In fact, I love it so much that it's not at all unusual for me to have massive amounts of lox in my fridge and freezer.

    When I find myself staring at 1, 2, or sometimes even three POUNDS of lox, first I take a moment to wonder if I have a lox obsession.  Next, I start to wonder what else would be as easy and delicious as the classic bagel and lox.

    This lox rice bowl is the answer. It's incredibly simple, customizable, and oh so tasty!

    Want to learn more about lox?  Read these: Lox vs. Smoked Salmon and How to Make Lox. 

    Lox Rice Bowl in front of a pound of lox

    What is the Serving Size for a Rice Bowl?

    Making a rice bowl is pretty easy.  Maybe... probably... you barely need a recipe to make one.

    There are just a few things to keep in mind.

    First of all, if you're trying to keep things healthy-- be careful about your portion sizes.  Personally, I don't carefully watch my calorie intake or count my carbs, but when it comes to rice bowls, I think it's worth mentioning.

    If you order a rice bowl at a fast food or "fast casual" restaurant, you're probably going to see a massive, overflowing bowl of rice.  It's delicious, carb-tastic, and I love it!

    Keep in mind however, especially if you ARE watching your calories or carbs, that a serving of rice is actually about ½ cup of uncooked rice (or 1 cup cooked rice).

    Since each cup of cooked white rice has around 200 calories, things can add up quickly.

    When you're making a rice bowl at home, here's what can happen.  In other words, here's what happened to me.

    You start with your normal-sized dinner bowl, and start scooping the rice in.  Pretty quickly, you realize that this rice bowl will either look amazing, but will be filled with about 3-4 CUPS of rice, or will look a little sad and pitiful.

    What can you do?

    I like to use small bowls.  You could even use an over-sized coffee mug.

    A small, appetizer-sized bowl can be filled with 1, or even 1 ½ cups of rice, and it'll end up about half full.  Then, use the other half of the bowl to add veggies, and in this case-- lox.

    Lox Recipe: A Rice Bowl

    To make a this lox recipe, start by adding the rice to the bowl.

    You can cook the rice specifically for this bowl, or you can use leftover rice from another meal.  Next, add about 3 ounces of lox (or really, however much you'd like).

    If your rice is still especially hot, make sure not to toss the rice and lox together, because you don't want to cook the lox and ruin the silky texture.

    Next, add the veggies.  Use whatever toppings you would normally add to bagels and lox.  I like to add mini cucumber slices, tomatoes, and sometimes capers.

    Finish things off with a little soy sauce, and enjoy!

    Lox recipe completed! Lox Rice Bowls assembled, ready to eat

    Want more SEAFOOD LUNCH ideas?  Try these:

    • Salmon Sandwich with Dijon Sauce
    • Shrimp and Rice with Easy Guacamole
    • Fish Wraps: An Easy, Healthy Lunch
    This quick and easy Lox Rice Bowl is made with cold smoked salmon and rice, and is perfect for lunch or light dinner.
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    5 from 7 votes

    Lox Recipe: Lox Rice Bowl

    Love Lox?  This lox rice bowl is a quick and easy meal made with cold-smoked salmon and is perfect for lunch or a light dinner.
    Author: Sarah Trenalone
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Total Time5 minutes mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Gluten Free
    Servings: 2 people
    Calories: 315kcal
    Freezer Friendly?
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    Will It Keep?
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    Ingredients

    Lox Rice Bowl:

    • 2 cups cooked rice (white, jasmine, or basmati recommended)
    • 6 ounces lox
    • 2 tablespoons soy sauce (or more if desired) Use gluten-free soy sauce if needed

    Optional Toppings:

    • cherry tomatoes, halved
    • mini cucumbers (Kirby or Persian), thinly sliced
    • capers
    • diced green onion
    • thinly sliced red onion
    • fresh dill

    Instructions

    • Divide rice between two small bowls. Divide the lox between the two bowls.  
    • Add additional toppings liberally.  Finish bowls by adding soy sauce (use more or less as desired). 

    Notes

    Total time does not include cooking the rice, so allow extra time for rice to cook if needed.
    Nutrition information does not include optional toppings.  Also note that the calories in lox can vary depending on the type of lox used.  In general, wild Pacific salmon is leaner, and farmed salmon is fattier.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 315kcal (16%) | Carbohydrates: 45g (15%) | Protein: 21g (42%) | Fat: 4g (6%) | Cholesterol: 19mg (6%) | Sodium: 1673mg (73%) | Potassium: 242mg (7%) | Vitamin A: 75IU (2%) | Calcium: 25mg (3%) | Iron: 1.5mg (8%)
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    About Sarah Trenalone

    Sarah is the primary creator at Champagne Tastes. She's a photographer, food writer and traveler, and is certified in Backcountry Kitchen and Backcountry Navigation from the Colorado Outward Bound School and Identifying Wild Plants from Backpacker.

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    1. Sarah Newman says

      October 23, 2017 at 9:41 am

      5 stars
      Beautiful photos! Love the colors. Looks like a healthy meal!

      Reply
    2. Katie says

      October 23, 2017 at 10:40 am

      I love how simple this is but still looks totally incredible. Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to try it!

      Reply
    3. Elaine @ Dishes Delish says

      October 23, 2017 at 10:49 am

      5 stars
      I do love lox! These rice bowls look both delicious and beautiful!! I can't wait to make your recipe for my cousin because she goes ga-ga over lox!!

      Reply
    4. Ginny says

      October 23, 2017 at 10:50 am

      5 stars
      Simple yet so smart. Really a nice combination of ingredients!

      Reply
    5. Laura says

      October 27, 2017 at 11:15 pm

      5 stars
      Simply beautiful, a great combination. Lox has such a delicate flavour and the choice of your ingredients perfectly enhance it without overpowering it.

      Reply
    6. Meg | Meg is Well says

      October 28, 2017 at 11:06 am

      5 stars
      Haha, you are so right about having to be careful with serving sizes with bowl meals! I have to measure out everything I put into one because otherwise, it's way too easy to accidentally eat too much. I love the idea of a lox rice bowl!

      Reply
    7. kelly anthony says

      November 03, 2017 at 8:30 am

      5 stars
      This is beautiful! I am obsessed with all those colors 🙂 Looks absolutely divine!!!

      Reply
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