Seared Ahi Tuna

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb fresh ahi tuna
• salt
• pepper
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup sesame oil
• 1/3 cup soy oil
• 1 lb wakame seaweed
• 2 small chili peppers, seeded and chopped (seeding the pepers is optional)
• 4 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 2 cups balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons mild molasses
• 2 cups olive oil
• 3 cups cilantro

Recipe

• 1 brush tuna with olive oil and season each side with salt and pepper.
• 2 grill for 2 minutes on each side, remove from heat and slice in 16 1 oz medallions.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, combine rice vinegar, salt, sugar, and both oils (sesame and soy).
• 4 pour dressing over wakame, add chile peppers and toss.
• 5 sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• 6 boil balsamic vinegar and molasses in small,heavy pan overmedium heat.
• 7 reduce by half and cool.
• 8 combine olive oil, cilantro, salt and pepper to taste; blend in food processor until smooth.
• 9 strain through fine sieve.
• 10 keep refrigerated up to two days, but use at room temperature.
• 11 place a mound of wakame salad on plate.
• 12 arrange tuna medallions around edges of wakame.
• 13 drizzle olive oil and cilantro mixture on plate, then drizzle molasses mixture on plate.