*I may be fishing for compliments here.

Do you love easy fish recipes?  This gloriously sticky salmon, perched on a bowl of sushi rice is naturally gluten free, nut free, soy-free and egg free. This is my son’s favorite salmon dish.  Salmon cubes and honey butter sauce are cooked together in one pan, 20-minutes, and a handful of ingredients from my pantry; it’s frequent in our dinner rotation, most times the crispy cubes get eaten right out of the pan!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb (450g) skinless salmon cut into 1” pieces or vacuum packed 3 salmon fillets 4-6 ounces each
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder or paprika
• 1 teaspoon. salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
• 2 scallions, chopped
• Sliced cucumbers and avocado for garnish
• 1 cups rice (we used sushi rice)
• * or use cauliflower rice!

Instructions:

1. Cook the sushi rice according to the packet instructions.
2. Lightly toast the sesame seeds separately, and scatter the black sesame seeds on the cooked rice (at this point you can also form rice balls using a cookie scoop)
3. Wash and pat the salmon dry, then cut the salmon into bite-sized cubes (I cut 3 strips and then cut each strip into 3 cubes)
4. Season with the dry marinade- garlic powder, red chili powder, salt and black pepper, toss everything gently and let it marinate for 20 minutes, while you prepare the rice.
5. Heat a frying pan to medium-high heat, with a tablespoon of oil, then place the salmon fillets, add the butter,  and fry the fish for 2 minutes or less on all sides, flipping the cubes gently as soon as one side has a golden crust.  
6. Next pour in the honey and the Sriracha sauce, baste the sauce over the salmon occasionally.
7.  Cook on a high heat for a couple of minutes, stirring occasionally, until the honey-butter glazes the salmon and is cooked to your preference.
8. Sprinkle white sesame seeds and chopped spring onions.
9. Divide the cooked rice between two bowls or form rice balls (kids love that!) and place the salmon bites with a bit of honey butter sauce on top.
10. Garnish with sliced spring onions, serve with shelled edamame, sliced cucumbers or avocado.
11. Or top it on steamed veggies, steamed broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, cauliflower rice or a crisp salad.