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.
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By JmuckTint
on April 28, 2011
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This one was not my favorite, but I am going to give it another try with the following modifications:
1. Sesame/Ginger mix did not stick to fish. Do not mix these items until your pan is hot and fish is about to get to poppin and sizzlin.
2. Make sure you have the pan HOT!!! If not, the ginger will not be crisp and will taste like, well, raw ginger which is a much too overpowering flavor.
3. Sauce recipe as written has WAY too much olive oil. Next time I'll use about an eighth of the EVOO and make sure you have a high quality oil too!
Puck's stuff is usually really good so hopefully with a few tweeks we can make this one a keeper. I'll post the results of the modification next time I make it!
By AKLC
GRANGER, IN
on April 09, 2011
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Delicious! The combination of the dressing, avocado, and of course - the tuna! - was fantastic! The only thing is, I thought the recipe called for way too much peanut oil, so I'd just reduce that.
By kelly.mctague_1...
mckinney, TX
on March 13, 2010
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I thought this dish was really good but the ginger was really strong. I used jarred ginger maybe that is why. This was my first time to cook Ahi Tuna and really enjoyed it!
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