Name: Eastern Style Tuna Nicoise Salad with Tea Marbled Eggs and Wasabi Vinaigrette
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H25M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H40M0.000S
Yield: 2 to 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons mirin; 1 tablespoon peeled grated ginger; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; Two 6 to 8-ounce Ahi tuna steaks; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon wasabi paste; Juice of 1 lemon or 1/4 cup clear rice vinegar; 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1/4 teaspoon light brown sugar; Pinch sea salt; Freshly ground white pepper; 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; Sea salt; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 8 ounces French green beans, blanched; 4 ounces mixed greens; 10 cherry tomatoes, halved; 8 Tea-Marbled Quail Eggs, recipe follows, or 2 large eggs, medium-boiled and quartered; 1 small Romaine lettuce heart, thinly shredded crosswise; 2 teaspoons brined capers, drained; 8 pitted kalamata olives; 12 fresh quail eggs; 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce; 1 teaspoon light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon light brown sugar; 3 whole star anise; 2 black tea bags

Directions

For the tuna: Whisk together the mirin, ginger and soy until combined. Add the tuna, toss well to coat, and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
For the wasabi vinaigrette: Whisk together the soy sauce, wasabi paste and lemon juice in a small bowl until smooth. Add the oil in a slow, steady stream while whisking constantly until combined. Season with the sugar, salt and white pepper and stir well.
For the salad: Remove the tuna from the marinade, shake off the excess and sprinkle the five-spice powder and sea salt equally over all sides. Heat a cast-iron skillet or flat griddle over high heat. Add the oil and heat until rippling, and then sear the tuna in the hot pan, 1 minute per side. Let the tuna rest for 5 minutes before slicing thinly across the grain.
To serve, divide the green beans, mixed greens, tomatoes, Tea-Marbled Quail Eggs and Romaine 2 plates. Fan the tuna slices over the top, scatter the capers and olives over the salads and drizzle the dressing evenly over each plate.

Tea-Marbled Quail Eggs:

Yield: 12 eggs.

Put the quail eggs in a small saucepan and cover with 2 cups of cold water. Add the five-spice, dark soy, light soy, sugar, star anise and tea bags and heat over high heat until the water begins to bubble. Remove from the heat, cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Lift the eggs, a few at a time, out of the liquid with a slotted spoon and crack them all over with the back of a teaspoon, leaving the shells on. Return the eggs to the liquid and let stand until cooled. Chill the eggs in their liquid in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight. Peel the eggs and rinse briefly just before serving.

Eastern Style Tuna Nicoise Salad with Tea Marbled Eggs and Wasabi Vinaigrette

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Wasabi Vinaigrette:

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Tea-Marbled Quail Eggs:

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