Grilled tuna with lime and wasabi butter sauce

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• 0:15 Prep


• 0:10 Cook


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  4 Servings


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Mouth-watering asian flavours spring to life in this super-healthy and easy tuna steak salad.

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Ingredients

• 40g (1/4 cup) sesame seeds


• 1 x 125g pkt baby corn, cut in half lengthways


• 100g snow peas, ends trimmed, thinly sliced lengthways


• 1 x 250g punnet qukes (Perfection Fresh brand), thinly sliced lengthways


• 4 (about 180g each, 2.5cm thick) tuna steaks


• 1 tablespoon olive oil


• Salt

Lime & wasabi butter sauce

• 80ml (1/3 cup) fresh lime juice


• 120g butter, cubed


• 3 teaspoons wasabi paste

Method

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  Step 1
  
  
  
  
  Preheat a chargrill over medium-high heat. Place sesame seeds in a small non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until toasted (see microwave tip 1). Set aside.
  
  
  


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  Step 2
  
  
  
  
  Cook corn in a saucepan of boiling water for 3 minutes or until tender (see microwave tip 2). Add snow peas (see microwave tip 3) and remove from heat. Refresh under cold water. Drain. Place in a bowl and add qukes. Toss to combine.
  
  
  


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  Step 3
  
  
  
  
  Brush both sides of the tuna steaks with oil and season with salt. Cook on preheated grill for 2 minutes each side for medium or until cooked to your liking. Remove from heat.
  
  
  


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  Step 4
  
  
  
  
  Meanwhile, to make the lime and wasabi butter sauce, heat lime juice in a saucepan over low heat. Add butter, 1 cube at a time, whisking until it melts and incorporates before adding the next cube. Continue until all the butter is incorporated. Remove from heat. Whisk in wasabi paste and season with salt.
  
  
  


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  Step 5
  
  
  
  
  Place cucumber salad on serving plates and drizzle with a little lime and wasabi butter sauce. Top with tuna and drizzle with remaining lime and wasabi butter sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve immediately.
  
  
  

• Low carb


• Low sugar

Nutrition

• 2235 kj

  Energy




• 36g

  Fat Total




• 18g

  Saturated Fat




• 3g

  Fibre




• 46g

  Protein




• 149mg

  Cholesterol




• 398.47mg

  Sodium




• 3g

  Carbs (sugar)




• 4g

  Carbs (total)

All nutrition values are per serve

Notes

Qukes are sweet baby cucumbers. Microwave tip 1: Place sesame seeds in an oven bag. Twist opening to close. Cook on High/800watts/100%, gently shaking the bag every minute, for 3-4 minutes or until light golden. Microwave tip 2: Wash corn and place in a freezer bag. Twist opening to close. Cook on High/800watts/100% for 1-3 minutes or until tender. Microwave tip 3: Wash snow peas and place in a freezer bag. Twist opening to close. Cook on High/800watts/100% for 1- 1 1/2 minutes or until bright green and tender crisp.

• Author: Amanda Kelly


• Image credit: John Paul Urizar


• Publication: Australian Good Taste

Source: taste.com.au