Asian Style Soba Noodle Salad with Seared Ahi Tuna Recipe

Sliced rare ahi tuna with soba noodle Asian style salad.

Asian Style Soba Salad with Seared Ahi Tuna is a delightful blend of chilled soba noodles, fresh veggies tossed together with a bright Asian dressing, and then topped with seared sesame-crusted Ahi tuna.

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Prep Time 13

Cook Time 3

Course Fish & Seafood, Salads

Cuisine Asian

Servings servings

Calories 583 kcal

Ingredients

For the Dressing

1 tablespoon Neutral Oil grapeseed, vegetables, rice
2 tablespoons Toasted Sesame Seed Oil
1 teaspoon Chili garlic sauce
½ teaspoon Red chili flakes or to taste
3 tablespoons Low-Sodium soy sauce
½ teaspoon Fish sauce
½ teaspoon Fresh ginger grated

For the Asian Soba Salad

4 ounces Soba (Buckwheat) noodles Cooked according to package directions, drained and rinsed with cold water.
¾ cup Sugar peas juliened
½ cup Snap peas cut into halves on the bias
½ cup Carrot julienned
½ large Bell Pepper sliced thinly lengthwise
4 Green onions Slice thinly on the bias
1 tablespoon Toasted sesame seeds Can be all white, or a combo of white and black

For the Tuna

6 ounces Fresh Ahi tuna steak
Sesame seeds to coat
1 teaspoon Neutral oil

Instructions

For the Dressing

Mix the ingredients together in a small bowl or cup. Taste for salt, pepper, and heat. Set aside.

For the Salad

Blanch the snow peas and snap peas in simmering salted water until bright green in color, immediately place in an ice bath (ice mixed with water). Once they are cool, drain, pat dry and set aside.
In a large bowl mix the cold soba noodles with the cold vegetables, toss with the dressing. Taste and adjust seasonings.
Divide the salad between two large bowls.

For the Sesame Seared Ahi

Season the steak with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Place some sesame seeds on a plate and press the fish into the seeds, coating both sides.
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, add a small amount of oil then add the Ahi steak. Cook, about 1 ½ minutes, or until the sesame seeds are lightly toasted, then turn and repeat on the other side.
Cut the cooked steak into slices and serve next to, or on top of the salad.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingSodium: 1396mgFiber: 5gCholesterol: 33mgCalories: 583kcalMonounsaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gFat: 28gCarbohydrates: 55g

Keyword gluten-free, Quick & Easy

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