Ahi Tuna with Napa Cabbage Salad

Recipe courtesy Kathleen Daelemans

Show: Cooking ThinEpisode: Freshman 15

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (7)

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COMMENTS & REVIEWS(7)

Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 25 min

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
Coarse salt and cracked black pepper
1 medium Napa cabbage
1 bag shredded carrots
1/2 cup basil leaves, torn into quarters
1/2 cup mint leaves, torn
1/2 cup cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
4 tablespoons black and white sesame seeds
1 pound ahi tuna steaks
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

In a large salad bowl, whisk together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and sesame oil. Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper. Cut cabbage in 1/2 lengthwise and slice into thin ribbons. Place cabbage, carrots, basil, mint, and cilantro in the bowl with the dressing. Toss to combine. Set aside.

Pour the sesame seeds out onto a plate. Press the tuna into the seeds on both sides, pressing gently so the sesame seeds stick.

Heat the olive oil in a 12-inch non-stick pan over medium high heat. Add fish to pan and cook until rare, about 2 minutes per side. Alternatively, cook until done to your likeness. Slice thin and distribute among 4 serving plates. Serve with a generous portion of Napa cabbage slaw.

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recipe Ahi Tuna with Napa Cabbage Salad
don riegelsville, PA 06-17-2009
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Great tasty and healthy meal
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I liked the tuna encrusted w/ sesame oil - somebody commented that the sesame seeds on the fish didn't add much flavor. I... only used white seeds and added some sesame oil mixed w/ canola oil in the frying pan - and seasoned the fish w/ salt after. The flavor was great and the seeds added a nice texture contrast to the fish. The salad was also tasty - I added a bit of hot oil which gave it a bit of hum. Lastly, I ran out of fish oil so mashed a few anchovies with soy sauce- which worked okay as a quick substitute... This is a great, tasty and healthy week night meal! Read more
recipe Ahi Tuna with Napa Cabbage Salad
Kevin Renton, WA 02-11-2008
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A great way to do tuna
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I thought the salad was just spot on and simply preparing the tuna lets a nice piece of tuna speak for its self
recipe Ahi Tuna with Napa Cabbage Salad
Danielle Castro Valley, CA 05-09-2007
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Good, but needs a little something
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The salad was really good... it just needed a pop. Green onions or (my preference) sliced fresh jalapenos would have been... perfect. The tuna was good but the sesame seed crust was unexciting - basically I felt like I could have eaten the tuna plain and had the same basic taste. For $20 a pound, I'd like to see something more exciting out of Ahi.Read more
recipe Ahi Tuna with Napa Cabbage Salad
KRISTA Bend, OR 08-29-2005
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Light and delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was so easy and fast. A quick summer meal and very very good! Will make over and over again.
recipe Ahi Tuna with Napa Cabbage Salad
Patricia Sandy, OR 06-28-2005
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Reminiscent of my favorite Vietnamese Salad
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was looking for something "skinny" to eat along with some leftover roasted pork. I saw this show, and thought the salad... sounded easy and good. After I combined and tasted the dressing ingredients for correctness, and thought about the fresh herbs in the recipe, I realized that it reminded me of my favorite Vietnamese chicken salad that I get when I go out. So, with that, I added the leftover pork to the salad, as well as some chopped peanuts. I had to add some red pepper flakes, too, as I like spicy food. I did not have Napa cabbage, but the plain ol' green variety tasted great. I was quite pleased to have "come up" with such an enjoyable lunch.Read more
recipe Ahi Tuna with Napa Cabbage Salad
SUZANNE San Carlos, CA 09-25-2004
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Yum!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a wonderful, easy, tasty recipe. And my husband loves it, too. The flavors in the Napa Cabbage Salad are complex and... wonderful (mmmmm....fresh mint and basil and cilantro and dark sesame oil...the salad is so flavorful!). And searing the ahi with sesame seeds on the outside is so easy, tasty, and makes an elegant presentation. I am now making this recipe regularly for dinner.Read more