Name: Seared tuna tataki
Prep time: 29 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Seared tuna; 1 long piece tuna loin (approximately 300-400g); peanut oil; 2 tablespoon black and white sesame seeds; english mustard, for brushing; baby salad leaves and chopped chives, to serve; Tataki sauce; 1 teaspoon grated ginger; 1 spring onion, finely sliced; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 tablespoon lime juice

Seared tuna tataki

It’s easy to slip into indulgent mode when you’re entertaining, but this simple Asian dish is luxurious, super-healthy and will have your taste buds singing.

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Serves 4

Prep

29M

Cook

Total

30M

Ingredients

Seared tuna

1 long piece tuna loin (approximately 300-400g)

peanut oil

2 tablespoon black and white sesame seeds

english mustard, for brushing

baby salad leaves and chopped chives, to serve

Tataki sauce

1 teaspoon grated ginger

1 spring onion, finely sliced

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

1 tablespoon lime juice

Method

Seared tuna

1.Rub tuna all over with 1 tsp oil, then season with salt and lots of black pepper.

2.Put the sesame seeds on a flat plate. Brush a little more oil over a non-stick frying pan. Sear the tuna for about 20 seconds on each side. Take out of the pan and brush very thinly all over with mustard, then roll quickly in the sesame seeds to coat. Cover in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.

Tataki sauce

3.Mix the sauce ingredients together. To serve, use a very sharp knife to cut the tuna into 5mm slices. Arrange on a platter and scatter over the salad leaves and chives. Serve with the sauce.

Check label of English mustard and soy sauce if eating gluten free
Note

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Ingredients

Method

Seared tuna

Tataki sauce

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