Seared Tuna Salad

Ingredients

• 3 cups (or 10 oz) mung bean sprouts
• 1 lb yellowfin or ahi tuna
• 1 TBS fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup cucumber, peeled, seeds scooped out and sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 2 cups snow peas, ends removed and cut in half
• 6 cherry tomatoes, quartered
• ¼ cup chopped scallion
• 2 TBS chopped cilantro
• 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
• Dressing
• 3 TBS soy sauce
• 2 TBS fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp honey
• 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil
• salt and white pepper to taste
• pinch red pepper flakes

Directions

1. Rinse and dry mung bean sprouts. This can be done easily in a salad spinner. Lay out pile of sprouts on cutting board and chop a couple times. Place in a bowl and add rest of salad ingredients.
2. Whisk together dressing ingredients.
3. Preheat stainless steel 10-12 inch skillet over medium high heat for 2 minutes.
4. Rub tuna with lemon juice and season with a little salt and pepper. Place on hot pan and cook for 11/2 minutes. Turn and cook another 11/2 minutes. This is our Stove top Searing cooking method. Cut tuna into 1-inch pieces and toss with rest of salad ingredients and dressing. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

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