Dynamite rolls have always been one of my go to sushi orders, I am a sucker for the crispy tempura battered shrimp. These Dynamite Shrimp Sushi Bowls are a great alternative to make as an easy dinner! The bowls are packed with crispy shrimp that taste like tempura, crunchy cabbage and carrots and cucumber plus avocado all drizzled in a creamy spicy mayonnaise. These sushi bowls are a great option for when a sushi craving hits and they can easily be modified depending on what veggies you have on hand.
This was incredible and is definitely going on rotation. It satisfies all my sushi cravings in a much healthier and filling way. Thank you for a GREAT recipe!
Ingredients You Need:
- Rice: feel free to use white rice, brown rice or for a low carb and grain free option use cauliflower rice sautéed with a little ginger until tender.
- Shrimp: the star of the show. Use fresh or frozen shrimp. Be sure to shell the shrimp including the tail to make them easy to eat.
- Arrowroot Powder: This will give the shrimp that crispy “tempura like” coating. Feel free to substitute for potato starch or corn starch.
- Avocado: I absolutely love the addition of creamy avocado to the bowls. If making the bowls in advance I would recommend adding the avocado right before serving to prevent it from browning.
- Shredded Red Cabbage: Cabbage adds some volume to the bowls. Feel free to substitute it for shredded lettuce.
- Carrots: I love the crunch that julienned carrots add to the bowl. For ease I like buying the precut matchstick carrots but you can easily but them by hand with a knife or use grated carrot.
- Cucumber: Cucumber adds a nice freshness to the bowls. Cut them in cubes, thin slices or long sticks, anything works!
- Kewpie Mayonnaise: kewpie mayonnaise is one of my favorite condiments, I love the flavor and creamy rich consistency but you can easily use mayonnaise instead. You can make the sauce up to 3 days in advance.
How To Modify:
- Don’t like shrimp? You could swap the shrimp for smoked salmon or seared salmon broken into flakes. Raw cubes of tuna or salmon would also be delicious, I would recommend using the tuna marinade from this Tuna Poke recipe.
- Add other veggies such as edamame beans, slices of roasted yam or asparagus.
- Add in mango for a touch of sweetness.
- Swap the spicy mayo for this wasabi mayonnaise.
- Add pickled ginger or nori sheets.
- Swap the rice base of the bowls for shredded lettuce for a more lighter sushi “salad” bowl.
Make Ahead:
When it comes to meal prep, the majority of the components including the cabbage, carrots, spicy mayo and rice could be made 2 days in advance. Before serving quickly cook the shrimp and slice the avocado before assembling the bowls, this should take less than 10 minutes to do.
Here are a few more shrimp recipes that you might enjoy:
- Coconut Shrimp with Sweet Chili Dip
- Gochujang Shrimp
- Spicy Shrimp Tacos
- Spicy Burgers
- Peach, Jalapeno & Shrimp Ceviche
- Citrus, Fennel, Avocado & Shrimp Salad
- Jalapeno “Cheese” Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
- Shrimp, Zucchini & Asparagus Skewers
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Dynamite Shrimp Sushi Bowl
Ingredients
Crispy Shrimp
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 pound large shrimp deveined and shells removed
- 1/2 cup arrowroot powder* or corn starch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp avocado oil or other neutral oil of choice
Spicy Mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup kewpie mayonnaise or mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp sriracha
Bowl Toppings
- 2 cups cooked rice (white rice, brown rice or cauliflower rice)
- 1 cup shredded red cabbage
- 1 persian cucumber thinly sliced
- 1 large carrot cut into matchstick size pieces
- 1/2 avocado thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
Spicy Mayo
- Combine the kewpie mayo and sriracha in a small bowl and whisk until smooth. Set aside.
Crispy Shrimp
- In a small bowl whisk the egg white until foamy in texture. Pat the shrimp dry with paper towel and then add them to the egg whites. Use a spatula to gently toss the shrimp so they are well coated in the mixture .
- In a bowl stir together the arrowroot (or cornstarch), salt and pepper. Working in batches of 2 or 3, dredge the shrimp in the arrowroot ensuring that they are well coated all over. Transfer to a plate until all are coated.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add in the shrimp ensuring they are spread out in an even layer and cook for approximately 2-3 minutes until golden brown in color and then flip and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes on the other side. Transfer the cooked shrimp to a plate .
Assembly
- To assemble the bowls, divide the rice between two bowls and then add the red cabbage matchstick carrots and cucumber slices along with the sliced avocado to each bowl. Finally top the bowls with the crisp shrimp and drizzle the spicy mayonnaise overtop. Garnish with sesame seeds before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This was soooooo good. Exactly what I needed for my sushi craving while doing whole30
This was incredible and is definitely going on rotation. It satisfies all my sushi cravings in a much healthier and filling way. Thank you for a GREAT recipe!
Amazing! Made this tonight. A must try for shrimp. I, too, added onion and garlic powder to the flour dredge mixture.
I made this today for lunch and wow, talk about dynamite! I’m on SCD, so I followed your recommendation of using coconut flour to bread my shrimp, instead of arrowroot powder. I also added garlic powder and onion powder to the coconut flour mixture. I omitted the coconut aminos from the sauce due to it not being SCD legal. The end result was incredibly flavorful shrimp that had a nice crunch!
Best of all, this was super easy to make and ready in about 30 minutes. Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe!
Left out coconut aminos & just mixed some good chili powder with the mayo. I also subbed spiralized zuchinni for cucumber, & omitted the avocado. It was super flavorful! Whole family loved it!
This was sooo good!!! The sesame oil and ginger used in sautéing the cauliflower rice is genius! It gives me sushi vibes all the way!!!
My whole family, including the littles love this recipe. We’ve made it a few times now. Tonight we used salmon instead of shrimp, and it turned out great. Thanks for another delicious recipe!
Made this for dinner last night and it was amazing! Will be a regular go to in our house for sure!
I planned this meal with really high expectations (pretty much anything Carmen comes up with, really) and I don’t really know how it’s even possible that the meal exceeded my expectations!! So easy to make, takes under 30 mins to make this, and so nutritious and delicious!! And excellent combination of protein, healthy fats and clean carbs, and it takes care of your veggie requirements as well!! A truly balanced, superbly delicious and nutritious meal indeed!!
So good!