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Sesame-crusted tuna with miso dressing
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 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 1For 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 2Tip all of the salad ingredients into a large bowl, then toss gently with the dressing.
- STEP 3Cut 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 4Heat 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 5Divide the salad between two plates and serve with the tuna on top.
