Grilled Salmon, Avocado & Black Rice Stacks
Grilled Salmon with an Asian marinade, stacked with avocados and forbidden black rice, served with extra sauce!
Ingredients
Salmon & Avocado
- 4 5-oz. salmon filets (square cut if possible)
- 2 avocados, sliced into 1/2-inch thick slices (firm, but ripe)
- 2 cups cooked forbidden black rice
- 2 tbsp. minced cilantro for garnish (or finely sliced green onions)
- 1 tbsp. sesame seeds, toasted (black or white)
Marinade
- 2 tbsp. Gochujang paste
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 2 tbsp. toasted sesame oili
- 2 tbsp. rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp. fresh minced ginger root
- 1 clove garlic, minced
Instructions
- Add all marinade ingredients to a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake well to blend. Set aside.
- Cook forbidden black rice until done. Remove from stove. Spray four 3 to 4-inch containers with cooking spray or rub the inside of the container with olive oil. Pack the rice into a well-greased 3-4-inch square container.
- When ready to serve, invert the rice squares onto each serving plate.
- Layer the avocado slices on top of the rice and press them down just a little bit, so the avocados stay put.
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat and place the salmon squares, skin side down, on a piece of foil. Drizzle a few tablespoons of the marinade over the top of the fish. Cook the salmon for 5-7 minutes, depending on the thickness, until desired doneness.
- When salmon is cooked, wedge a flat spatula between the skin and the bottom of the salmon meat and remove the salmon from both the skin and the foil. Layer the salmon on top of the avocado slices. Drizzle extra marinade over the top of everything and garnish with finely sliced green onions, or minced cilantro and toasted sesame seeds. Heat the sauce if you prefer or served it at room temperature.
Notes
This dish does not necessarily need to be made in a perfect square, but for aesthetics, that is really fun to do. You can simply layer any shape salmon filets with the avocados and black rice and it will taste every bit as delicious as the square version! If you get large salmon filets, those can be cut into the size and shape that you desire for this colorful and delicious stack!