Sesame-Crusted Tuna with Mango Salsa
- March 8, 2022
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Ingredients
- MANGO SALSA
- 2-3 ripe mangos, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
- ½ red onion, diced
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves, chopped
- 2 limes
- ½ tsp salt
- SESAME-CRUSTED TUNA
- 4 ahi tuna steaks (1½ to 2 inches
- thick, about 6 oz each)
- ¼ cup white sesame seeds
- ¼ cup black sesame seeds
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Directions
- Step 1
- Add mango, red pepper, red onion,
- Step 2
- jalapeño and cilantro to a medium-size
- Step 3
- bowl and mix together.
- Step 4
- Squeeze lime juice over the top and sprinkle
- Step 5
- with salt and stir.
- Step 6
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Step 7
- Season the tuna on both sides with salt and
- Step 8
- pepper.
- Step 9
- Press the tuna into the sesame seeds, coating
- Step 10
- completely on all sides.
- Step 11
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Step 12
- To avoid overcrowding the pan, sear two tuna
- Step 13
- steaks at a time. Use tongs to gently support the
- Step 14
- steaks while searing. Once the pan is hot, sear
- Step 15
- each side just long enough for the white sesame
- Step 16
- seeds to develop a little golden color, 1 to 1½
- Step 17
- minutes per side.
- Step 18
- Transfer the tuna to a cutting board, repeat the
- Step 19
- process with the remaining steaks.
- Step 20
- Cut the tuna steaks into thin slices and arrange
- Step 21
- over fresh greens.
- Step 22
- Serve with mango salsa and steamed rice.
