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the hawaiian poke bowl with salmon, cucumber and avocado in it

Create a taste of Hawaii at home with this Shoyu Ahi Poke Bowl recipe! This Hawaiian-inspired dish features cubed sushi-grade ahi tuna marinated in a simple shoyu (soy sauce) sauce. Served over rice with fresh cucumber, avocado, seaweed salad, and a sprinkle of sesame seeds, it's a healthy, flavorful, and easy meal perfect for any lunch or light dinner.

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a bowl filled with green vegetables on top of a wooden table next to a spoon

This dish is so-named because it is made with pokeweed, a pervasive green that can be toxic when ingested improperly. It’s also known as poke sallet (a French-derived word similar to salade) and polk salad (inspired by the country song “Polk Salad Annie”).

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spinach leaves are being cooked in a pot on the stove top, with water running down the side

I remember once while growing up my grandmother found a bushy plant, which made her very excited. She picked it and that night we had a "mess of Poke." Apparently it was common fare in her day. I must admit, it was very tasty! Poke weed, Phytolacca americana, is a much loved and hated plant. Primarily, this is because if prepared incorrectly, it can poison you, causing vomiting and diarrhea. The compounds thought to be problematic are oxalic acid, saponins (phytolaccotoxin and…

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