thai tuna salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup asian fish sauce
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 1/4 pounds fresh tuna steaks, cubed
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 fresh tomatoes, chopped
• 1 bunch green onion, finely chopped
• 1 small fresh red chile pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/2 cup fresh basil

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• in a small bowl, mix together fish sauce, lime juice, and honey. place tuna in a large, plastic, resealable bag, and pour fish sauce mixture over the tuna. refrigerate for 1 hour.
• heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a wok over high heat. when the oil is very hot, almost smoking, place 1/2 tuna in pan; cook and stir for 1 minute, or until desired doneness. transfer cooked fish to a large bowl. repeat with remaining oil and tuna.
• toss warm fish with tomatoes, green onion, red chile pepper, cilantro, and basil. serve.