Name: Sesame-crusted tuna with miso dressing
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 2 tuna steaks; 3 tbsp sesame seeds; 2 tsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp miso paste; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; a thumb-sized piece ginger grated; 1 little gem lettuce cored and cut into chunky pieces; 100g sugar snap peas; a handful radishes quartered; 75g edamame; ½ red onion finely sliced; 1 red chilli finely chopped; ½ a small pack coriander torn

2 tuna steaks
3 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tsp sesame oil

DRESSING

1 tbsp miso paste
1 tbsp rice vinegar
a thumb-sized piece ginger
grated

SALAD

1 little gem lettuce
cored and cut into chunky pieces
100g sugar snap peas
a handful radishes
quartered
75g edamame
½ red onion
finely sliced
1 red chilli
finely chopped
½ a small pack coriander
torn

Method

step 1
For the dressing, put the miso into a bowl and add 50ml of cold water, whisking to dissolve. Stir in the rice vinegar, ginger and some seasoning.
step 2
Tip all of the salad ingredients into a large bowl, then toss gently with the dressing.
step 3
Cut the tuna steaks into 3cm fingers, then put the sesame seeds onto a plate and roll over the tuna pieces to cover all the sides.
step 4
Heat the sesame oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Cook the tuna pieces for 30 seconds on each side, just to sear and toast the sesame seeds.
step 5
Divide the salad between two plates and serve with the tuna on top.