ahi tuna salad with ginger pear dressing

Name: Ahi Tuna Salad with Ginger Pear Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 inch piece of ginger sliced; 1/2 cup(s) olive oil; 1 asian pear peeled cored and chopped; 2 tablespoon(s) white miso; 2 teaspoon(s) lime zest; 1 tablespoon(s) rice vinegar; 1 clove(s) garlic; 4 ahi tuna steaks; 1/2 cup(s) black sesame seeds; 1 teaspoon(s) ground ginger; salt; salad ingredients of your choice

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barbara lentz

beulah, MI

Updated on Sep 2, 2020

Great lite lunch salad

Rate

prep time 10 Min

cook time 5 Min

method Stove Top

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 inch piece of ginger sliced
1/2 cup olive oil
1 asian pear peeled cored and chopped
2 tablespoons white miso
2 teaspoons lime zest
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 clove garlic
4 ahi tuna steaks
1/2 cup black sesame seeds
1 teaspoon ground ginger
salt
salad ingredients of your choice

How To Make ahi tuna salad with ginger pear dressing

Step 1

Cook the ginger in the oil in a small saucepan over med. low heat for 10 to 15 minutes. Do not burn. let oil cool. Strain out the ginger and discard.

Step 2

Place the pear, miso, lime zest, vinegar and garlic in a blender and blend until smooth. Drizzle in the olive oil until emulsified. Taste and season with salt
Step 3

Season the tuna with salt. Mix the black sesame seeds with the ginger powder. Roll the outside of the tuna steaks in the seed mixture
Step 4

Add a little oil to a cast iron pan. Get pan hot and sear the tuna on both sides. Remove tuna to cutting board and slice
Step 5

Arrange salad ingredients together on plate. Top with tuna and drizzle the dressing over top.
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