Name: Seared Tuna Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon soy sauce; 1/2 Tablespoon honey; 1 Tablespoon cooking oil (divided); 2 tuna steaks (about 4 - 6 oz each); 2 Tablespoons sesame seeds; 3 cups mixed salad greens; 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1/2 Tablespoon ground ginger; 1/4 cup cooking oil; 1/8 cup apple cider vinegar; 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce; 1 1/2 Tablespoons honey; 1/8 cup water

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Seared Tuna Salad is easy with thick tuna steaks coated in sesame seeds, and quickly seared. The tuna steaks are sliced thin served on a bed of mixed salad greens and topped with a delicious Asian ginger dressing. Ready in just 20 minutes!

This tuna is served rare, so be sure to use a good quality fresh tuna.

This recipe for two makes a great lunch, dinner, or impressive and romantic date night meal.

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How to make Seared Tuna Salad

For the Asian Ginger Dressing

In an 8 oz. glass jar or larger, combine the garlic, ginger, cooking oil, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, honey, and water. Click for 8 oz jars.

Cover the jar with a tight fitting lid, and shake well.

Asian ginger dressing in an 8 oz jar with lid — Dressing for salad with tuna

Remove the lid, and heat the jar in the microwave for 30 – 45 seconds, just to dissolve the honey.

Let cool, and shake well before serving. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator with the lid in place.

For the Tuna Steaks

In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, honey and 1/2 tablespoon cooking oil.

soy sauce, honey, and cooking oil in a small bowl

Coat the tuna steaks with the soy sauce mixture.

two raw tuna steaks covered in soy sauce mixture

Then press the sesame seeds on both sides of the steaks to coat.

two raw tuna steaks coated in sesame seeds

Preheat 1/2 tablespoon cooking oil in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat until very hot. Click for a cast iron skillet.

Place the tuna steaks in the pan, cover with a mesh splatter screen and sear for about 30 seconds on each side. Click for a mesh splatter screen.

two sesame seed coated tuna steaks searing in a cast iron skillet — Sesame Seared Tuna

On a cutting board slice the tuna into thin slices.

To assemble the salad

Place the salad greens onto two plates, divided evenly.

Top each with half of the thin sliced tuna steaks.

Generously drizzle each salad with the Asian Ginger Dressing.

Seared Tuna Salad on a plate with a jar of Asian Ginger Dressing — Salad with Tuna Steak

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Seared Tuna Salad

Sesame Seed Tuna Steak Salad is easy with thick tuna steaks coated in sesame seeds, and quickly seared. The tuna steaks are sliced thin served on a bed of mixed salad greens and topped with a delicious Asian ginger dressing.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

For the Asian Ginger Dressing:

1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 Tablespoon ground ginger
1/4 cup cooking oil
1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 Tablespoons honey
1/8 cup water

For the Tuna:

1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 Tablespoon honey
1 Tablespoon cooking oil (divided)
2 tuna steaks (about 4 - 6 oz each)
2 Tablespoons sesame seeds
3 cups mixed salad greens

Instructions

For the Asian ginger dressing:

In an 8 oz. glass jar or larger, combine the garlic, ginger, cooking oil, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, honey, and water. Click for 8 oz jars.
Cover the jar with a tight fitting lid, and shake well.
Remove the lid, and heat the jar in the microwave for 30 – 45 seconds, just to dissolve the honey.
Let cool, and shake well before serving. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator with the lid in place.

For the tuna steaks:

In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, honey and 1/2 tablespoon cooking oil.
Coat the tuna steaks with the soy sauce mixture.
Then press the sesame seeds on both sides of the steaks to coat.
Preheat 1/2 tablespoon cooking oil in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat until very hot. Click for a cast iron skillet.
Place the tuna steaks in the pan, cover with a mesh splatter screen and sear for about 30 seconds on each side. Click for a mesh splatter screen.
On a cutting board slice the tuna into thin slices.

To assemble the salad:

Place the salad greens onto two plates, divided evenly.
Top each with half of the thin sliced tuna steaks.
Generously drizzle each salad with the Asian Ginger Dressing.

Seared Tuna Salad