Seared Ahi Tuna with Watercress, Chile, and Ginger Salad

Name: Seared Ahi Tuna with Watercress, Chile, and Ginger Salad
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams tuna steaks; 12 cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 bunch cilantro, stems and leaves separated; 4 teaspoons fish sauce; 1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger; 1 clove garlic, minced; 3 Tbsps lime juice; 1 teaspoon grated lime zest; 59 milliliters olive oil; 1 fresh red chile pepper, cut into matchsticks; 2 servings salt and pepper to taste; 1 bunch watercress, trimmed; 2 teaspoons white sugar

Seared Ahi Tuna with Watercress, Chile, and Ginger Salad is a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian main course. This recipe makes 2 servings with 621 calories, 55g of protein, and 38g of fat each. This recipe covers 46% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of tuna steaks, salt and pepper, lime zest, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Whisk together the ginger, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, salt and pepper in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Slowly whisk in olive oil until incorporated. Set aside and refrigerate half of this mixture to be used as a salad dressing later.

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Salt And Pepper

Salad Dressing

Fish Sauce

Lime Juice

Olive Oil

Ginger

Sugar

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Whisk

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Whisk the garlic, lime zest, minced chile pepper, and cilantro stems into the marinade. Coat the tuna steaks with the marinade, cover, and let stand for 1 hour at room temperature.

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Chili Pepper

Tuna Steak

Lime Zest

Cilantro

Marinade

Garlic

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Whisk

Preheat a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Once the skillet is very hot, remove the tuna from the marinade, and place into the skillet. Sear the tuna until golden brown on both sides, and cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 2 minutes per side for medium, depending on thickness.

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Marinade

Tuna

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Frying Pan

Place the watercress in a large bowl with the cilantro leaves, cherry tomatoes, and sliced chile pepper.

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Cherry Tomato

Fresh Cilantro

Chili Pepper

Watercress

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Pour in the reserved dressing, and toss to mix.

Serve the seared tuna on a bed of salad.

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Tuna

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Frying Pan

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Servings:

454grams

tuna steaks 12

cherry tomatoes, halved 1bunch

cilantro, stems and leaves separated 4teaspoons

fish sauce 1Tbsp

minced fresh ginger 1clove

garlic, minced 3Tbsps

lime juice 1teaspoon

grated lime zest 59milliliters

olive oil 1

fresh red chile pepper, cut into matchsticks 2servings

salt and pepper to taste 1bunch

watercress, trimmed 2teaspoons

white sugar

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Merlot, Pinot Noir, and rosé Wine are my top picks for Ahi Tuna. Though fish is often paired with white wine, 'meatier' fish like ahi tuna can absolutely go with red wine. A Rosé will also pair nicely, particularly if your ahi tunan is prepared with ingredients better suited to a white wine. You could try Miranda Lambert County Road Merlot Wine. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 28 dollars per bottle.