Here's a cool salad for a hot summer evening. The flavor and texture of just-cooked fresh tuna tops a refreshing salad of lettuce, sugar snap peas, corn and grape tomatoes. Seared Fresh Tuna salad is not your ordinary tuna salad.
Searing tuna and leaving the inside uncooked keeps the tuna moist and soft. The fish is quickly seared and finishes cooking in its own heat. It has a crisp crust and remains red inside.
The timing is for fish that is 1 inch thick. If yours is thicker, add an extra minute to the sitting time. If you prefer the tuna more well done, add 2 minutes to the cooking time.
Look for yellowfin tuna (also known as ahi) at the fish counter. It will be delicious for this dinner and is considered an environmentally friendly fish. Bonito is a good alternative. It contains more oil.
Helpful Hints:
_ Sesame seeds can be found in the spice section of the supermarket. Store the jar in the refrigerator.
_ To save preparation time, look for sugar snap peas that have already been trimmed.
_ To defrost corn kernels, place in a microwave oven for 1 minute or place the corn in a colander and run under warm water.
Countdown:
_ Preheat oven for bread.
_ Prepare dressing and salad vegetables.
_ Prepare tuna.
Shopping List:
Here are the ingredients you'll need for tonight's Dinner in Minutes.
To buy: } pound fresh tuna steak, 1 small jar or package sesame seeds, 1 jar prepared horseradish, 1 small French baguette, 1 package frozen corn, { pound sugar snap peas, 1 package grape or cherry tomatoes, and 8 ounces fresh baby greens or mesclun.
Staples: olive oil, reduced-fat vinaigrette dressing, salt and black peppercorns.
