Seared Ahi Tuna Cucumber Bites with Wasabi Mayo
Talk about the easiest app ever: seared ahi tuna cucumber bites with wasabi mayo! It's SO quick to make and looks insanely impressive.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For your ahi tuna
- 1 pound sushi grade ahi tuna
- 1/3 cup white sesame seeds
- 1/3 cup black sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 english cucumbers Persian cucumbers can work too
- thinly sliced chopped chives to garnish edible flowers to garnish (optional)
For your wasabi mayo
- 1/3 cup mayo
- 2 tablespoons wasabi paste powder, or fresh, adjust with less or more to your preference of spicy
- 1/2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- salt and sugar to taste
Instructions
- Prep cucumbers. Slice your cucumbers in rounds. I wanted mine to be a little thicker, but you can cut them to your desired thickness. Set aside.
- TIP: At this point, to add some extra flavor to your cucumbers, you can salt them to let out their excess moisture, wash and dry.
- Make your wasabi mayo. Mix together mayo, wasabi, rice wine vinegar, salt and sugar until all combined. Set aside.
- Next, take your ahi tuna and add in a plate with sesame oil and then coat it in a plate of your assorted sesame seeds.
- Sear in a skillet or on a grill 20-30 seconds on each side until the outsides of the ahi are a lighter brown color, while keeping the ahi medium rare inside. Remove from the skillet, cool and slice to your desired thickness for the bites.
- Assemble! Take your cucumbers, add on your sliced seared ahi tuna, top with a dollop of wasabi mayo, and finish with chives and edible flowers. Serve!
Nutrition
Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 0.5mg