Name: Smoked Salmon Don (Sumokusamon Don)
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Wasabi ⅛ tsp; Usukuchi soy sauce 1 Tbsp; Extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp; Fresh lemon juice ¼–½ tsp; Toasted white sesame seeds (iri goma) 2 Tbsp; Salt a pinch; Pickled capers 10; Smoked salmon 100 g (3½ oz); Yellow onion 1, peeled and both ends trimmed; Fresh lemon juice 1 tsp; Japanese mayonnaise 2 Tbsp; Steamed rice 400 g (14 oz), at room temperature

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Donburi

By Aki Watanabe

Published 2022

About

I learnt about this dish from a Japanese friend who used to stay in New Zealand. Initially sceptical about this recipe, I was amazed that it actually works! You can substitute salmon with ham if you like.

Ingredients

Yellow onion 1, peeled and both ends trimmed
Fresh lemon juice 1 tsp
Salt a

Method

Mix all sauce ingredients together. Set aside.
Slice onion very thinly and parallel to the lines so that you get thin strips. Soak onion strips in water for 10 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
Mix lemon juice and salt, then stir into rice and scatter sesame seeds over.
Spread onion strips over rice, then arrange smoked salmon and pickled capers on t