Crispy Rice Tuna Salad

Crispy rice tuna salad is packed with crunchy golden rice, fresh tuna, crispy vegetables, and a flavourful creamy sesame dressing. It’s perfect to eat throughout the week for a quick and refreshing lunch.

Info and tips for crispy rice tuna salad

Here are some of my tips to make the best crispy rice tuna salad:

• You can use day old rice or freshly cooked rice. If you use freshly cooked rice make sure you let it cool first before spreading in a thin layer as steam can prevent the rice from crisping.
• If you want to use this as meal prep, store the rice and dressing separately and assemble just before serving. This will keep everything fresh and crisp.
• Make sure to use sushi grade tuna for this recipe. You can also substitute cooked tuna or salmon!

Equipment

This is the Wooden Salad Bowl I used for the crispy rice tuna salad.

Ingredients for crispy rice tuna salad

Salad

• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp chili oil
• 1 cucumber
• ½ head of purple cabbage
• 1 ½ cups cubed sushi grade tuna
• 1 avocado
• 1 large julienned carrots
• 2 green onion
• ¼ cup cilantro

Sauce

• ⅓ cup mayo
• ¼  tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp sriracha
• ½ lime juice and zest 

Instructions

1. If you are using fresh rice cook it according to package instructions and let it fully cool before spreading on a parchment lined baking sheet. Add the olive oil, soy sauce, and chili oil to the rice and mix well, spreading into a thin layer. Bake at 425 F for 30-45 minutes, flipping halfway until crispy to your liking.
2. Meanwhile get your prep out of the way: slice the cucumber and cabbage into thin pieces, cube the sushi grade salmon and avocado, julienne the carrots, and thinly slice the green onion and cilantro.
3. Make the sauce by shaking all the listed ingredients well until combined.
4. Assemble everything together in a large bowl, top with the crispy rice and sauce. Enjoy!

See below for a video tuorial!

If you liked this one be sure to check out these:

• Bang Bang Crispy Rice Salad
• Crispy Tortellini Grinder Salad
• Smoked Salmon Sushi Boats

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Crispy Rice Tuna Salad

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By Kenna's Cooks – Serves: 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes – Cooking Time: 30 minutes – Total Time: 45 minutes

Crispy rice tuna salad is packed with crunchy golden rice, fresh tuna, crispy vegetables, and a flavourful creamy sesame dressing.

Ingredients

• -Salad-
• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp chili oil
• 1 cucumber
• ½ head of purple cabbage
• 1 ½ cups cubed sushi grade tuna
• 1 avocado
• 1 large julienned carrots
• 2 green onion
• ¼ cup cilantro
• -Sauce-
• ⅓ cup mayo
• ¼  tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp sriracha
• ½ lime juice and zest

Instructions

1

If you are using fresh rice cook it according to package instructions and let it fully cool before spreading on a parchment lined baking sheet. Add the olive oil, soy sauce, and chili oil to the rice and mix well, spreading into a thin layer. Bake at 425 F for 30-45 minutes, flipping halfway until crispy to your liking.

2

Meanwhile get your prep out of the way: slice the cucumber and cabbage into thin pieces, cube the sushi grade salmon and avocado, julienne the carrots, and thinly slice the green onion and cilantro.

3

Make the sauce by shaking all the listed ingredients well until combined.

4

Assemble everything together in a large bowl, top with the crispy rice and sauce. Enjoy!