TUNA TATAKI

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Categories     Fish

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

1/2 cup ginger, minced
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1 T cracked black pepper
1/2 lb fresh, sushi grade ahi tuna
kosher salt
3 T peanut oil, for searing
1 T lime juice
1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted, quartered and sliced
2 cups mixed greens
12 thin slices red onion
1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded, and diced
GINGER SAUCE
1 small shallot, minced
1/2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger
fresh ground pepper
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup lime juice
1/3 cup olive oil

Steps:

  • SAUCE in a small bowl, combine the shallot, ginger, a few grinds pepper, soy sauce, and lime juice. slowly whisk in the olive oil and set aside. whisk thoroughly to serve. Tuna: on a shallow plate, mix together the ginger, sesame seeds, and cracked black pepper. Season the tuna with salt. Make 1/2 inch deep slices in the tuna, every 1/4 to 1/2" to make it easier to slice at the end. Roll the tuna in the ginger mixture, pressing lighly so the mixture sticks to the tuna Place a saute pan over high heat. Add the oil and sear the tuna on all sides, about 30 seconds per side. Remvoe the tuna from the pan and set aside. Deglaze the pan with lime juice. Pour the lime juice over the tuna. In a bowl combine the avocado, greens, red onion, and tomato. Toss with some of the ginger sauce. Slice the tuna, following the incisions made earlier. Place some of the dressed greens on 4 plates. top with the sliced tuna nd drizzle with some more of the ginger sauce

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