Seared Ahi Arugula Salad With Ginger Soy Dressing Recipes

SESAME CRUSTED SEARED AHI TUNA WITH ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• Add oil, ginger, lime juice, rice vinegar and soy sauce to a medium mixing bowl. Whisk to combine then season with salt and pepper.
• Set aside until ready to use. If the dressing separates by the time you are ready to use it, then whisk once again to combine.
• In a small bowl stir together the white and black sesame seeds until combined. Season the tuna with kosher salt then the sesame seeds so that it is completely coated in the sesame seeds.
• Heat a large sauté pan or griddle over high heat, add the vegetable oil and heat through. Add the tuna to the pan and sear until no longer pink on each side, about 30 seconds each side for rare.
• Remove the tuna to a cutting board and slice into ½" thick strips. The tuna should be seared in the outside but mostly raw on the inside.
• Toss the arugula salad in about 2 tablespoons of dressing, adding more as desired. Scoop onto a plate and top with the seared tuna and avocado. Serve immediately.

SEARED AHI TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Make dressing:
• Whisk olive oil, lime juice, orange juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, chives and ginger in small bowl to blend. Season with salt and pepper.
• Make wontons:
• Pour oil into heavy medium saucepan to depth of 1 inch. Heat oil to 375°F. Working in batches, fry wonton strips until golden and crisp, about 1 minute. Using tongs, transfer wonton strips to paper towels; drain. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. (Dressing and wonton strips can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
• Place tomatoes in small bowl. Add 2 tablespoons dressing and toss to coat. Cook carrots and peas in medium pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 30 seconds. Drain, rinse with cold water and pat dry. Place in medium bowl; toss with 2 tablespoons dressing.
• Stir sesame seeds in heavy large skillet over high heat until seeds are pale golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer seeds to large plate. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Dip fish into seeds, coating on all sides and pressing fish so that seeds adhere. Return same skillet to high heat. Brush skillet with some of deep-frying oil. Add fish to skillet and sear until fish is just opaque in center and coating is deep brown on outside, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer fish to work surface.
• Mound lettuces on 4 plates. Thinly slice fish; arrange fish, slices overlapping, on lettuces. Surround lettuces with tomatoes, carrots and peas, dividing equally. Drizzle each salad with some dressing. Garnish with wonton strips. Serve, passing any remaining dressing separately.