Seared Tuna Salad - Asian Style

  • Number of Servings: 2
Ingredients
3 oz yellowfin or ahi tuna 1 cup cucumber, peeled, seeds scooped out and sliced 1/4 inch thick 2 cups snow peas, ends removed and cut in half ¼ cup chopped scallion 2 TBS chopped cilantro 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds (optional) Dressing 3 TBS soy sauce 2 TBS fresh lemon juice 2 tsp honey 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil salt and white pepper to taste pinch red pepper flakes
Directions
Place salad ingredients in a bowl and toss.
Whisk together dressing ingredients.
Preheat stainless steel 10-12 inch skillet over medium high heat for 2 minutes.
Rub tuna with lemon juice and season with a little salt and pepper. Place on hot pan and cook for 11/2 minutes. Turn and cook another 11/2 minutes. This is our Stove top Searing cooking method. Cut tuna into 1-inch pieces and toss with rest of salad ingredients and dressing. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

Serving Size: makes 2 generous servings

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LTHORNTON79.

Servings Per Recipe: 2
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 196.4
  • Total Fat: 7.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 24.6 mg
  • Sodium: 1,378.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 17.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
  • Protein: 17.0 g

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