Korean Meatball Rice Bowls

Directions

  1. 1Heat the oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray.
  2. 2In a large bowl combine the ground turkey, egg, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, garlic, ginger, 2 tablespoons gochujang, breadcrumbs, green onions and cilantro. Carefully combine everything with your hands until the ingredients are evenly mixed. Form the mixture into meatballs about 1 ½ inch in diameter, about 2 heaping tablespoons each.
  3. 3Combine the remaining two tablespoons gochujang, remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce, honey and rice wine vinegar in a small bowl, toss the meatballs into the sauce and place onto the baking sheet. Bake meatballs 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
  4. 4Whisk all the vinaigrette ingredients together and set aside.
  5. 5Combine salad ingredients in a large bowl.
  6. 6Portion the rice into equal amounts in 4 bowls. Add equal amounts of the salad and the meatballs. Drizzle with the vinaigrette and serve immediately. Serve your favorite kimchi on the side

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, finely chopped
  • 4 tablespoon gochujang paste
  • 0.25 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoon cilantro, roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon kimchi brine
  • 0.25 cup kimchi, drained and diced
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 0.25 cup canola oil
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
  • 2 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 2 cups mixed greens
  • 0.25 cup cilantro leaves
  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • 1 Asian Pear, thinly sliced (or a pink lady apple)
  • 4 radishes, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups cooked white rice

Equipment

baking sheetlarge bowlsmall bowl

Tips

  • Swap out brown rice or cauliflower rice.
  • The kimchi vinaigrette can be made a few days in advance