Wasabi gives a hot horseradish edge to mayonnaise which pairs well with a seared tuna steak.
Horseradish is pungent, sulphurous and therefore goes well with flavours that can stand up to it – enter oily fish. Have you you ever tried oven baking a salmon filler in a parcel with a dollop of horseradish sauce? It’s delicious. Tuna and horseradish make an excellent combination too, and since wasabi is a Japanese horseradish the same rules of compatibility apply.
This is a light dish, perfect for a light lunch or summer evening. It does require you to have some home-made mayonnaise on hand, but if you don’t then a batch can be knocked up with relative ease. A slow drizzle of oil into a food processor and patience is the key to making super mayonnaise. You will have lots of mayo spare to drizzle on future salads. In this batch I avoided mustard in the base as wasabi will bring that edge.
- 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
- 1 tsp Wasabi powder mixed with ½ tsp of water into a paste
- ¼ juice lime
- tablespoon chopped coriander
- ½ tsp tamari
- tsp chopped chives
- Handful rocket leaves, half a large cucumber, julienned, a few coriander leaves
- A dressing made from olive oil / garlic infused olive oil, splash tamari, Himalayan salt, squeeze lemon juice.
- tsp sesame seeds
- 2 tuna steaks
- First make up the dressing, by combining all the above ingredients in a small bowl. Chill till ready to use.
- Next make up the salad component by mixing the leaves with the cucumber and tossing with the dressing. Finish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
- Finally cook the tuna in a little coconut oil/ghee on a hot griddle pan for approx 2 mins on each side (less if you prefer it rarer I did manage to over cook mine). Leave the tuna to rest for a minute or so, then slice in half on the diagonal.
- Pile the salad on a plate, with the tuna on top, and finish with a blob of the hot mayonnaise and a pretty leaf of coriander.
I adore tuna and yours is cooked to perfection Ceri! Lovely to meet you again at FBC5 and GOOD LUCK with your new project! Karen
Thanks so much Karen – great to catch up with you again this year… Until the next…. 🙂 Ceri
I pinned this. I have had something like this rattling around in my head and now I don’t have to experiment, I know exactly what to do.
Brilliant – thanks for stopping by! Look forward to hearing how you get on!