Honey Butter Salmon Bowls

A quick and healthy meal, these salmon rice bowls are great for lunch or dinner!

Tender chunks of salmon are tossed in a sticky honey butter sauce. Serve it over rice with your favorite vegetables and toppings.

This recipe has been sponsored by Challenge Butter.

Sweet & Savory Salmon Bowls

We love homemade salmon bowls since they taste great without the hefty price tag of take out.The ingredients can be prepared ahead and cooked just before serving.This honey butter sauce is made with fresh Challenge butter and tastes great on shrimp, chicken, or even tofu.They’re really fast to make and everyone can build their own salmon bowl. Set out add-ins, toppings, and sauces for everyone to try!Because it’s the perfect blend of protein, carbs, and fats, it’s the ideal mid-week dinner or workday lunch!

Ingredients for Salmon Rice Bowls

Salmon – Pick up filets when they’re on sale and freeze them until needed. The honey butter sauce tastes great on shrimp, chicken, or tofu too.

Honey Butter Sauce – What really makes this dish amazing is the simple honey butter sauce. While this sauce needs just a few ingredients, it is packed with flavor.

Honey and fresh butter create the base of this sauce. Challenge butter is churned the old-fashioned way daily from happy cows. I love that it has no added hormones or additives, Challenge butter contains just cream and salt and has the best fresh flavor.

A healthy dose of garlic, a splash of soy sauce, and a bit of orange zest are added for flavor. When zesting the orange, use a zester for the fine side of a box grater making sure to remove just the orange skin and not the white pith underneath.

Rice – White or brown rice makes up the base for salmon rice bowls, but low-carb lovers can use delicious cauliflower rice.

Optional Toppings

Bulk up the nutrition and flavor of these salmon rice bowls by adding steamed veggies like broccoli, snap peas or snow peas.

Choose fresh toppings in a variety of colors. We love ready-made coleslaw mix, sliced bell peppers, fresh bean sprouts, or edamame. Add a spicy mayo if you’d like (*see recipe notes).

Top with sesame seeds, sliced green onions, avocado slices, cilantro, and a wedge of lime.

How to Make a Salmon Rice Bowl

Melt a stick of Challenge butter in a skillet and add honey, garlic, and soy sauce (per the recipe below). Simmer until slightly thickened. Set aside.Season salmon chunks and cook until lightly browned. Add the sauce and heat through.Spoon leftover sauce over the salmon pieces and top with remaining coleslaw and optional add-ins and toppings.Garnish with sesame seeds, green onions, or pickled ginger before serving.

Making Meal Prep Easy!

Prepare a batch of rice in advance and keep it in the refrigerator until ready to assemble.The sauce can be made in advance and kept in the refrigerator for up to a week before use.Prep all of the veggies up to 48 hours in advance.

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PRO TIP: Before cutting the salmon into chunks, pat each side with clean paper towels to remove moisture and help the glaze stick.