This Sockeye Salmon Recipe with Peach and Avocado is a wonderful summer favorite. Served over coconut rice, it’s a perfect bowl for a casual lunch or light dinner — and it’s elegant enough to impress guests.
This healthy wild Sockeye salmon recipe is easy to make and presents beautifully in a rice bowl with peaches and avocado.
Sockeye Salmon is a great choice for any of your favorite salmon recipes.
What is Sockeye Salmon?
- Sockeye salmon is also called Red salmon, Blueback salmon or Kokanee salmon.
- It’s one of the smaller Pacific salmon species. Sockeye salmon are found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers flowing into it.
- Sockeye are prized for their vibrant deep orange-red color, which typically remains when they’re cooked.
- Sockeye salmon is slightly more oily than other species, making it incredibly succulent. It has a strong, but not too “fishy” flavor.
- Sockeye salmon is almost always wild caught, which is always my preference for any fish. Here’s why.
I love the unexpected combination of salmon with peaches.
This salmon bowl recipe came together by blending beautiful colors, contrasting textures, and of course, a mix of delicious flavors that are the essence of summer.
Recipe Tips and Substitutions
- Do you have to use Sockeye salmon? No. This recipe will certainly work with any salmon you choose. Whatever you do choose, wild is always the best sustainable choice.
- I use coconut water to make the rice for this recipe. I love the sweet flavor it adds. If you want to use water instead, that’s okay too.
- Mango and nectarines are good alternatives to the peaches if you want to switch it up.
- This rice bowl would also be delicious with chicken, shrimp or tofu for the protein.
- Can you make this Sockeye salmon recipe vegan or vegetarian? Use more of the avocado and peaches and skip the salmon.
- What about gluten-free? If you need a gluten-free soy sauce, I really like San-J Tamari Lite Gluten-Free Soy Sauce.
- This dish is best served room temperature or cold.
More Summer Salmon Recipes
I love salmon all year, but I especially love cooking with it during the summer months. Here are a few more excellent recipes . . .
- Five-Minute-Mexican-Blackened Salmon
- Cabbage Steamed Salmon with Citurs Shallot Vinaigrette
- Olive Oil-Thyme Poached Salmon
- Spicy Sriracha Salmon-Basil Burger Recipe
- California King Salmon Recipe with Lemon-Caper Pesto
And here is another beautiful Sockeye Salmon Recipe (pictured below).
I hope you enjoy every last bite of this Sockeye salmon recipe!
Sockeye Salmon Recipe with Peach and Avocado
Ingredients
- 4 medium-large fresh peaches (about ½ pound each), washed and dried
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- 1½ pounds wild-caught salmon fillet, skin removed
- 1½ cups dry rice (I like Jasmine)
- 3 cups coconut water
- grapeseed oil for the pan
- 1 large ripe avocado (about ½ pound), peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 scallions, washed and dried, finely chopped
- salt and freshly found black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the peaches: Peel 2 of the peaches, remove the pits, and cut them into large chunks. Place them in a food processor fitted with the blade attachment and purée until smooth, about 30 seconds. Leaving the skin on, pit the remaining 2 peaches and cut them into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
- Make the salmon: Stir the honey, soy sauce, and ginger into the peach purée, and add the mixture to a 9 x 13 x 2 inch baking dish. (This is a very thick marinade.) Add the salmon to the marinade in the baking dish. Be sure all of the salmon is well coated with the marinade, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes and up to an hour.
- Make the rice: Add the rice and coconut water to a medium-sized pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting, cover and simmer until all of the liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- Cook the salmon: Generously coat the bottom of a large sauté pan with the oil and place it over medium heat high heat. Remove the salmon from the marinade, letting some drip off, but leaving about half of it on the fish. On a large plate, sprinkle the marinated salmon with salt and pepper. Once the pan is hot, add the salmon. You should hear a sizzling sound -- if you don't it's not hot enough. Wait for the sizzle! Sauté just until it's cooked through, a couple of minutes per side. (It should remain translucent in the center.) Set aside to cool completely.
- Combine the ingredients: Add the avocado, scallions and cut peaches to a large mixing bowl. Once the salmon has cooled, use your hands to flake it into bite-sized pieces and add it to the bowl as well. Gently mix to combine.
- Spoon the cooked rice into 4 individual serving bowls, or a large serving platter. Evenly top it with the salmon mixture.
Notes
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Cathy @ She Paused 4 Thought says
That looks fantastic. I love all the ingredients. I can’t wait to try this.
valentina says
Thanks so much, Cathy!
Deb says
A perfect dinner recipe! easy and lush with seasonal flavor!
sippitysup says
It certainly looks like a work of art. A temporary work I am sure. Because it wouldn’t last long on my plate? GREG
David says
The colors of this make me weak in the knees! I have never thought to combine peaches and salmon. Our salmon purveyor just left for three weeks of fishing and is promising king salmon when he returns! Hope peaches are still available!
valentina says
How cool that you have your own special salmon purveyor!
David Scott Allen says
It is funny – I just bought sockeye salmon from Ian this morning – I guess time flies as he is still selling it weekly! (That was 7 years ago!!) This is still so beautiful!
valentina says
That’s fantastic, David! I don’t see it here weekly. Such a treat when I get it. Thank you as always for the kind words. 🙂 ~Valentina
Colette (Coco) says
Lovely!
I’ve been making something similar with shrimp for years.
Vivien says
Can you add the link for the coconut sticky rice? Thanks!
valentina says
Hi Vivien, It’s HERE. 🙂 Enjoy and thanks! Making the rice is also included in the recipe now.
2pots2cook says
Beautiful ingredients, perfectly combined ! Just what we all need after long day at work 🙂
valentina says
I hope you love it, davorka. Thank you! 🙂 ~Valentina
Jeff the Chef @ Make It Like a Man! says
What great flavor and color combinations! Nice!
valentina says
Many thanks, Jeff! 🙂 ~Valentina
Marissa says
Loving the tropical flavors in this salmon bowl, Valentina. And what a wonderful way to enjoy peak summer peaches!
valentina says
Thanks, Marissa. I can’t get enough peaches! 🙂 ~Valentina
Eha Carr says
*huge smile* I must be dreadfully old-fashioned as I still have to come to grips with the ‘bowl’ idea !! Methinks we all have enjoyed dishes like this for eons past and simply used our imagination in how we served such !! Nought to do with you . . . just a general ‘take’ !! I suppose the idea came from the Hawaiian ‘poke’ bowls ? All that said this is an absolute drawcard tho’ I have never used any summer fruit in it either . . .Red salmon naturally rises above all the pinks . . . unfortunately our red salmon is largely farmed around Tasmania with the huge deficiencies of that system . . . they are trying . . .
valentina says
I get it about the bowl concept. I say serve it on a plate. 😉 I hope you enjoy the flavors — the peach with the salmon is a surprise hit. In my humble opinion, of course. Thank you as always for visiting. 🙂 ~Valentina
Ron says
You know Valentina, I lived and fished in the PNW for years and caught my share of salmon (including Sockeye). But, I never thought of pairing peaches with them. We still salmon salmon bowls weekly, so as soon as I can find some decent peaches we’ll be giving this a try.
valentina says
I hope you love it, Ron. The peaches and salmon are an unexpected treat of a combination. So cool you’ve caught salmon — Sockeye at that. Love it. Enjoy and thank you. 🙂 ~Valentina
David @ Spiced says
What a really fun combination of sweet and savory here, Valentina! We can still get yummy peaches here, so I’ll need to put this on the menu soon – we’re about to enter apple season here in upstate New York. I’m thinking I could smoke the salmon for a fun twist. What do you think??
valentina says
Oooh, would be so delicious smoked, David. LOVE that idea. Thanks! 🙂 `Valentina
mimi rippee says
Fabulous. I don’t think I’ve ever paired salmon with fruit of any kind, but it truly sounds wonderful. Plus it’s so pretty!
valentina says
Thanks, Mimi. Yes, it’s an unusual pairing, and super tasty! 🙂 ~Valentina