Watermelon Plant-Based Tuna Poke Salad Bowl.

I love a good poke bowl. It makes for a filling lunch perfect for a day out on the water. It is surprisingly simple to prepare and can be made with fresh ingredients from the local market or from tins and jars of that you have stored on your boat!

This plant-based tuna poke bowl is a big favourite onboard and always impresses our guests, who are often left dumbstruck at how real in texture and colour the plant-based tuna looks. One friend, who came for lunch onboard, even described it as a "mindf#@ck". She quickly added that it was delicious, but I could tell she was amazed by the uncanny likeness to Tuna. (Sorry for the pun)

In their recipe post I will give you a step by step guide to making delicious plant-based tuna. Don't worry, like every recipe on this blog it is simple to make and you will probably have all of the ingredients in your cupboard - minus the watermelon!

Ingredients

500g Watermelon

1/8 cup light soy sauce

1 tbsp rice wine vinegar (sub apple cider vinegar if your watermelon is very ripe to reduce the sweetness)

2 tsp sesame oil

Pinch of white pepper

Optional: dice half a sheet of nori, if you like it spicy you can add a pinch of chilli powder.

Instructions

1. Cube the watermelon and keep the white rind for a delicious watermelon rind curry.

2. In a bowl prepare the marinade.

3. Add the watermelon and let marinade for a few hours in the fridge.

4. Heat a nonstick pan and keep it on a medium to high heat.

5. Pour the watermelon with all the marinade juice into the pan and stir occasionally till almost all the marinade has evaporated.

6. Turn off the heat and pop the marinated watermelon in an airtight container in the fridge for at least 2 hours but I generally leave it overnight.

7. Serve in a bowl with rice, sweetcorn, cherry tomatoes, spring onion, edame, spinach leaves or whatever you prefer.

8. Drizzle (or in my case pour) on some vegan siracha mayo, sprinkle some sesame seeds and chopped coriander and an squeeze of lime juice to taste. If you like it spicy you can add some chopped fresh chilli or chilli flakes.

Fair winds and Bon Apetit!

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