Town's Sesame Seared Tuna with Lime Ginger Vinaigrette (Menu Madness- Year Six: Volume 12; March, 2016)

Prep time: 14 min

Cook time: 6 min
Ready in: 20 min
Serves: 2- 6

Ingredients: 
3 T. black sesame seeds
3 T. white sesame seeds
1 lb. ahi tuna fillets
1 tsp. wasabi paste
1 T. vegetable oil
1 T. lime juice
1 tsp. grated fresh ginger
3 T. avocado oil

Salt, to taste

Pepper, to taste
2 large handfuls salad greens

Directions:
- In a shallow bowl, mix all sesame seeds
- Pat tuna very dry
- Smear a bit of wasabi paste on each side of tuna
- Cover fillets in sesame seeds- pressing in on all sides
- Season fish with salt and pepper
- Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat and add vegetable oil

- When oil is shimmering, carefully lay tuna fillets in pan, not touching

- Cook for 2 min, then flip; lower heat if seeds brown too quickly

- Cook 2 min, then flip fillets to side and cook 1 min

- Flip one more time, to cook last other side for 1 min, so that you have a good sear on all sides

- Remove from heat, and thinly slice
- In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, ginger and oil

- Season with salt and pepper to taste
- Toss 2 T. vinaigrette with salad greens

- Spread salad on serving platter
- Arrange tuna over salad

- Drizzle remaining vinaigrette over fish, and serve

*Liz found recipe here