{"id":25829,"date":"2019-08-13T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/?p=25829"},"modified":"2019-09-02T11:13:02","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T09:13:02","slug":"poke-bowl-with-cooked-watermelon-vegan-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/poke-bowl-with-cooked-watermelon-vegan-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Poke Bowl with Cooked Watermelon (Vegan) \u2014 Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I always say that I learned to cook when I became a vegetarian. Being raised in Paris by two Spanish parents, meat and fish have always been part of my food & diet culture. So, when I became a vegetarian and was still living with my parents, the deal was for me to cook more and come up with ideas for dinner. That\u2019s when I started to buy cookbooks and scroll through numerous veggie blogs to find meals that weren\u2019t boring, and that my family and I could enjoy together. Seven years later, I\u2019m still looking for inspiration every day \u2013 and I\u2019m also gaining confidence in the kitchen. I\u2019ve always enjoyed making food, and I\u2019m always on the lookout for new techniques and ways to cook. Last summer, my boyfriend shared with me this video<\/a> of smoked watermelon (available at Duck\u2019s Eatery in NYC) that looks just like ham. I was so impressed that I decided to try something similar myself \u2013 and that\u2019s how the recipe for this Vegan Poke Bowl with Cooked Watermelon started!<\/strong>

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Since living in Berlin, I\u2019ve seen new Poke Bowl restaurants emerge every year \u2013 if not every couple of months. I can now count three in my neighbourhood alone. The great thing about poke bowls is that you get to personalize your dish: you can choose all the toppings you love, and change them according to your mood or season, creating a new and special dish each time. I guess that\u2019s probably why they\u2019re so popular!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watermelon is the main ingredient in this recipe; the texture is really incredible when cooked.  The marinade gives it a deep red color, and it transforms into a firmer \u2018meat\u2019 after cooking \u2013 resembling raw tuna both in texture & in taste. A few non-vegetarian colleagues at work even said it looked and tasted like the real thing. So I think you\u2019ll love the recipe \u2013 whether you\u2019re vegetarian or not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the toppings, you don\u2019t necessarily need to follow my ideas; you can definitely play around with different veggies. The only \u2018rule\u2019 I have for any type of bowl in general is to add 2-3 different kinds of vegetables, something crunchy, something spicy, and something funky ? Just let your creativity talk and try out this recipe!
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p.s. That beautiful wooden bowl (one of my absolute favorites!) was a limited edition collaboration between <\/strong>Coconut Bowls<\/strong><\/a><\/em> <\/strong>& <\/strong>Hippie Lane<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/em>\u2665<\/strong>

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Vegan <\/strong><\/em>Poke Bowl<\/strong><\/em><\/i><\/span>
with Cooked Watermelon<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

~ makes 4 bowls<\/em> ~

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Watermelon & marinade:<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n