Seared Tuna With Green Onion-wasabi Sauce

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons wasabi powder (horseradish powder)
• 1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1 1/2 teaspoons oriental sesame oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
• 4 green onions, very thinly sliced
• 4 ahi tuna steaks (each about 1 inch thick)
• 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, cut into matchstick-size strips
• 1/2 cup radish sprouts

Recipe

• 1 whisk 1/2 cup water and wasabi powder in medium bowl to form smooth paste.
• 2 whisk in soy sauce, 2 tablespoons peanut oil, sherry, sesame oil and ginger.
• 3 stir in green onions.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 sprinkle tuna with salt and pepper.
• 6 heat remaining 1 tablespoon peanut oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
• 7 add tuna and sear until opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side.
• 8 spoon cucumber onto center of plates.
• 9 top with tuna.
• 10 spoon sauce around.
• 11 garnish with radish sprouts.