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When I shared the picture of the\u00a0tuna avocado poke bowl I made for lunch last week everyone went a bit mad. So rather than leave the recipe to disappear on social media I wanted to keep it here so you can come back to it. If you like sushi or sashimi but are intimidated to make it at home, this is the perfect recipe for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you work from home, Friday lunchtimes can feel a bit of a non-event so when I can, I take a bit of time to make something fancier than what I’d have the rest of the week (cheese and crackers\/soup\/leftovers). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The freshest fish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You really do need the freshest tuna for this as it won’t be cooked. Ask your fishmonger for sushi grade<\/em> or sashimi grade<\/em> and make this the day you buy your fish. I wouldn’t make this with supermarket tuna unless it is on the fresh fish counter at a trustworthy supermarket.<\/span> If you’re not sure, make the poke bowl but add flaked smoked mackerel or cooked fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is poke?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Not that kind of poke. Poke is something that is everywhere in Hawaii. It is sold in road side shacks and in most grocery stores. There are all sorts of versions but it always has raw tuna and is influenced, as is Hawaii by Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I fell love with poke in California<\/span> as I never made it Hawaii. Now it is cropping up in England too so you’ll start to see it more and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how I made my single serving – not totally authentic but I just used what I had to hand.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make a <\/span>tuna avocado poke bowl for one person.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I chopped my raw tuna (a piece about as big as the palm of my hand and about as thick as my thumb) into small cubes about as a big as a dice (or a die<\/em> for you pedants) then mixed the cubes with a dressing I’d made with<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n