One-Pot Japanese-Style Salmon & Veggie Rice Bowl Recipe for one!
- Cupful Days
- Dec 30, 2025
- 2 min read
Warm, comforting, and effortlessly satisfying, this One-Pot Salmon & Veggie Rice Bowl is a true Japanese home-style meal. Everything cooks together in the rice cooker, allowing the rice to absorb the gentle umami from soy sauce, mirin, and sake while the salmon stays tender and flaky on top.
Perfect for solo meals, busy days, or when you want something nourishing with minimal cleanup.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Because it is so easy!! - Rice, protein, and veggies in a single cook
Japanese-inspired flavours – Light soy, mirin, and sake for gentle umami
Perfect for one – No leftovers, no waste
Balanced & nourishing – Protein, veg, and carbs in one bowl
Beginner-friendly – Just layer and press cook
All you need!
Ingredients
1 salmon fillet
1 shiitake mushroom, sliced
1 small carrot, sliced
Rice for 1 serving
Seasoning:
1 tbsp light soy sauce (½ mixed into rice, ½ drizzled on salmon)
1 tsp mirin
1 tsp cooking sake
A sprinkle of black pepper
Instructions
1. Prepare the rice
Wash rice and place it into the rice cooker. Add water as you normally would for 1 serving.
2. Season the base
Stir ½ tbsp light soy sauce, mirin, and cooking sake into the rice and water.
3. Layer the ingredients
Arrange sliced shiitake mushrooms and carrots on top of the rice.Place the salmon fillet on top and drizzle the remaining ½ tbsp light soy sauce over it.Finish with a light sprinkle of black pepper.
4. Cook
Close the lid and cook in the rice cooker as per normal rice settings.
5. Mix & serve
Once cooked, gently break the salmon into chunks, mix everything well, and serve hot.
Optional Add-Ons
Add edamame or corn for extra texture
Finish witha small slice of butter for richness
