Food Network: Tuna Tataki

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Tuna Tataki
Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck, 2002

Ingredients
1/2 cup minced ginger
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
1/2 pound very fresh, sushi-grade ahi tuna
Kosher salt
3 tablespoons peanut oil, for searing
1 tablespoon lime juice

1 medium-size, ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, quartered and sliced
2 cups mixed greens
12 thin slices red onion

1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded, and diced
Ginger Sauce, recipe follows

Directions
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-inch or so to make it
easier to slice at the end. Roll the tuna in the ginger mixture, pressing lightly
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. Remove 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 sliced tuna and drizzle with some more
of the ginger sauce.

Ingredients
Ginger Sauce:
1 small shallot, minced
1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
Freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup lime juice
1/3 cup olive oil

Directions
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. When ready to serve, whisk thoroughly to combine.