You could say this Spicy Ahi Poke Recipe is our favorite recipe on our food blog right now. It’s inspired from our recent trip to Hawaii and when recreating it, Matt hit the flavors spot on.
There is no cooking required, so it’s quick to make on any night of the week and you can use whatever add-ins you have at home. The recipe below is Matt’s exact favorite re-make, while I would swap out the macadamia nuts for pine nuts and maybe use salmon instead of tuna! Check it out below and make it for the whole family.
Hawaiian Poke Is Our Newest Obsession!
Whether or not you’ve ever been to Hawaii or have had good poke in your life, take our word for it, this recipe will change your world. The flavors and mouth feels alone will have you obsessed, but it’s also really easy to make, so you can easily eat it everyday!
It’s a great mix of proteins and fat to help you stay on track, but make you feel like you’re eating off track. 🙂
What’s Your Favorite Poke Sauce?
I had no idea how many variations there were on poke based on the different sauces alone. We tried at least five different kinds, but found our love in the spicy mayo based sauce and Shoyu, which is soy sauce with seaweed in it!
We also love the avocado sauce, but when you can make spicy sauce and add avocado chunks you get the best of both worlds! Some great uses for the sauce recipe below would be in our egg roll in a bowl recipe, korean meatballs, pan fried salmon, and keto sushi!
Keto-Friendly Spicy Ahi Poke Recipe
My favorite parts about this recipe is how easy it is to make and how customize-able it can be depending on what flavors you like! You can add more crunch, more fat or even up the spice each time you make it. No two poke bowls are alike and the same thing goes for this spicy ahi poke recipe we’ve made for you!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search “KetoConnect – Spicy Ahi Tuna Poke”
Spicy Ahi Poke Recipe
Ingredients:
Poke Bowl
- 3 oz spring mix salad
- 4 oz ahi tuna, diced
- 3 oz firm tofu, diced into large chunks
- 1/4 medium cucumber, peeled and diced
- 1/6 large avocado, diced
- 1/8 medium white onion, diced
- seaweeed (optional)
- 1/2 oz macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
Spicy Sauce
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil
- 2 tsp Sriracha
- 2 tsp liquid aminos
Instructions:
- Break up the spring mix leaves into smaller pieces and add to a medium mixing bowl.
- Add in the tuna, cucumber, avocado, onion and nuts. Set aside.
- Make the sauce: Combine all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
- Pour the spicy sauce over the salad mixture and combine using tongs.
- Add the large chunks of tofu to the bottom of the poke serving bowl and pour the dressed salad mixture over the tofu.
- Optionally, chop up the seaweed pieces and top the bowl, along with sesame seeds. Enjoy!
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
Not difficult to LOVE when you’ve always had a thing for sashimi. Perfection! Even better with wasabi.
Do you think this recipe would work with salmon instead of tuna? My husband fishes in the ocean and has gotten plenty of salmon, but hasn’t gone out far enough to get any tuna.
I thought tofu wasn’t keto? I love tofu but I’ve read on many blogs that it wasn’t allowed, was that wrong?
Good question! Matt talks about the tofu in the recipe video a little bit, we only use a little bit for the recipe to keep the carbs low, but still get the authentic flavor. Tofu in high amounts is not keto friendly. It’s all about counting your carbs.
Sounds delicious, will make soon. ONE question: i see total fat is high, can I still lose weight on Keto as this is the reason why i would like to eat Keto?
Yes, the keto diet is low carb, high fat. You most definitely can lose weight on keto! There are thousands of success stories online of high fat, ,low carb diets helping people lose weight and keep it off.
Where do you guys buy your high quality fish? I’m land locked so there isn’t much around me other than Kroger’s and Whole Foods. Really want to try this but don’t know where to get the fish!
Whole Foods will probably be your best option!
Mahaaaaaalooo!
I would love to try this recipe but not a huge fan of tofu, what could I use in its place that would keep this recipe low carb?
You can omit the tofu and just add more of the other ingredients. 🙂
Hi,
Can’t wait to try this, where did you get sushi grade tuna from?
Thanks
Ivory
my husband follows you two on YT, and when he showed me the recap of your trip to HI, i said, “I hope Matt tries to recreate that poke bowl because I’d eat that.” YES! You read my mind! Going to have to try this ASAP.
I’m from O’ahu and come from a family that is heavily involved in Hawaiian cultural activities, so it was awesome to see how much you guys enjoyed our islands during your trip. Poke is one of those amazing dishes that can be made so many different ways, but I am excited to try your variation. When I specifically put it over a salad I also love to add green onion, sprouts and tobiko. All of which add a wonderful crunch and texture to the poke. Looking forward to more recipes and content!
That is so awesome you are from O’ahu! Let us know how you like our variation!
One thing I always enjoyed when living there was the Poke. The one version was simply ahi, shredded nori, sesame oil, soy sauce, sesame seeds, Hawaiian sea salt, crushed macadamia nuts and red pepper flakes
I used Tamari which is gluten free soy, instead of Soy sauce .Delicious
That’s a great suggestion. It’s always great finding gluten-free variations.
Made this today, sans the tofu. It was SO GOOD! I love the spicy dressing, the crunch from the macadamia nuts and cucumber, and the seaweed give it that extra touch of tasting like I was in Hawaii! Great recipe… may just have to eat it again tomorrow!
That is so good to hear! You describe the flavors so well!
What is it about the tofu? Texture? The taste/absorbs the sauce? What could replace it? Fresh mozzarella? I can’t do tofu so trying to figure out what to replace it with.
We think the tofu is a game changer for this recipe and makes it so delicious, you could just omit it if you don’t want it!
Is there anyway to reduce the net carbs? Also any alternative to mayo?
You could omit any of the higher carb ingredients like avocado. Unfortunately we can’t think of an alternative to mayo. You could just omit it and add more oil and it could be good!