Seared Albacore Tuna with Lemon Ponzu Sauce

This seared albacore tuna recipe with a lemon ponzu sauce is the ultimate easy dinner!

Ingredients you need

Tuna, sesame seeds, olive oil, lemon ponzu sauce, kosher salt and pepper

Step 1

Make your lemon ponzu sauce. In a bowl, toss lemon juice, lemon zest if you would like as well, ponzu sauce, thinly sliced scallions, sesame seeds and soy sauce. Set aside.

Step 2

Prep and drizzle oil of your choice over it. Layer sesame seeds (and/or) salt and pepper on a platter. Take your tuna and coat completely in the sesame seed mixture on all sides.

Step 3

 In a nonstick skillet/hot pan with a drizzle of oil (of choice, but use a neutral oil), heat up your oil, add on your tuna sear for 30 seconds on each side.

Step 4

Remove from the skillet, cool for 5 minutes, and sliced into thick cut slices.

Step 5

Assemble your sliced albacore steaks and serve with your favorites sides and grains. We are serving with fluffy white rice and garlic lemon broccolini.