Seared Tuna Salad with Creamy Wasabi Dressing

A seared tuna salad with a bottle of creamy wasabi dressing behind it.

5 from 3 votes

Seared Tuna Salad with Creamy Wasabi Dressing

This Seared Tuna Salad with Creamy Wasabi Vinaigrette is elegant and full of flavour. It's also low carb, gluten free and my favourite salad!

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Course: Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: Asian

Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free

Servings: Servings

Calories: 763kcal

Equipment

Large nonstick pan

Ingredients

Creamy Wasabi Dressing

1 tablespoon Wasabi powder
1 tablespoon Cold water
¼ cup Olive oil
¼ cup Sesame oil
1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
1 teaspoon Gluten Free Soy Sauce or Coconut Aminos
¼ cup Rice vinegar
1 teaspoon Sugar substitute or more, to taste
Salt & pepper to taste

Sesame Crusted Tuna

1 ½ tablespoon Black Sesame Seeds
1 ½ tablespoon Toasted Sesame Seeds
½ teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
½ teaspoon Salt
2 4 oz Tuna Steaks
1 tablespoon Sesame Oil

Salad Assembly

2 Base salads or 4 cups Salad greens
Red cabbage
Edamame
Cucumber mushrooms, etc - if not using a base salad

Instructions

Creamy Wasabi Dressing:

In a small bowl, whisk together wasabi powder and water until smooth, allow to sit for 5 minutes
When 5 minutes have passed, whisk in remaining dressing ingredients - except salt and pepper - until emulsified.
Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Sesame Crusted Tuna

Place sesame seeds, pepper, and salt in a shallow bowl or on a plate.
One at a time, press tuna steaks into the spice mixture, coating both sides. Use hands to press additional spice mixture into any areas missed, Set tuna steaks aside.
Heat sesame oil in a nonstick fry pan or cast-iron skillet over medium high heat. Gently transfer tuna steaks to the pan, leaving at least 1″ space between each.
Cook for a minute and a half on the first side, then flip and cook a minute and a half on the second side.
This will give you a nice rare tuna steak – cook for longer if you prefer it to be more cooked.
Remove from Heat

Salad Assembly:

Arrange cabbage, edamame, and any other toppings on the salads.
Slice tuna steaks, fan them out, and arrange on the salads.
Serve immediately, with creamy wasabi dressing.

Notes

Nutritional info is assuming ¼ cup cabbage and 2 tablespoon edamame per salad, actual nutritional info will depend on how much of each ingredient you use.

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