Lomi lomi salmon
Lomi lomi salmon, from above
Non vegHawaii

Lomi lomi salmon

Salt cured salmon, tomato and sweet onion, all massaged together. The cool side at every luau.

25 minTime
11 gProtein each
mildSpice
8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 25 minutes come after.
Massaged salmon2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayHawaiian salted salmon with tomato and onion.
The original
124kcalsame
11 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
25minutessame

Lomi lomi salmon.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Salmon300 g very fresh salmon fillet, skinless
Salt2 tbsp coarse salt, for curing
Tomato4 firm ripe tomatoes, diced
Onion1 sweet onion, diced
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)4, sliced

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Cover the salmon in salt, wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  2. 2Rinse off the salt and soak in cold water for 30 minutes, tasting a corner.
  3. 3Pat dry and cut into small cubes.
  4. 4Gently massage salmon with tomato, onion and spring onion.
  5. 5Chill well and serve cold, traditionally with a little crushed ice.
Serve it like this

Serve very cold in a glass bowl over a little crushed ice, alongside rice and other luau dishes.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Lomi lomi salmon: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Kālua pork360 min
With a main Ahi shoyu poke20 min
On the side Hawaiian macaroni salad30 min
To drink Sol kadhi40 min
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