Canned Tuna Rice Bowl

This Canned Tuna Rice Bowl is one of those extremely easy dishes that I could eat every day. You just need to make the spicy tuna, then combine all the ingredients in a bowl. In terms of veggies, I’m using cucumbers and avocado, but you can use whatever you have available.

Rice bowls are one of my favorite foods, and my wife loves them too. Every time I make them for dinner, my wife always mentions how much she loves them and how all she needs for a meal is one protein, one veg, and a bowl of rice.

For this recipe, I'm using canned tuna for the protein, but I'm spicing it up with a sriracha mayo sauce. For the veggies, I'm using avocado and cucumbers. The best part is you can add whatever vegetables you have on hand: carrots, peas, corn, beansprouts...the list goes on. It's like a poke bowl.

How to make spicy tuna

The first thing I do is squeeze the tuna dry. This is extremely important so that the rice doesn't end up soggy. I just squeeze the tuna with my hands over the sink. Once the tuna is dry, just combine it with the Kewpie mayo, Sriracha, lemon juice, and toasted sesame oil.

What rice to use?

I like to use cooked sushi rice or short-grain rice. The texture is much better for rice bowls compared to regular rice in my opinion. It's slightly stickier, which feels nice when eaten with the tuna.

I did not add any additional seasonings to the rice but feel free to mix in some rice vinegar, mirin, sugar, or salt if you prefer. It will make it taste more like the rice in sushi rolls.