Tuna and avocado sushi salad

Name: Tuna and avocado sushi salad
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian,Japanese
Ingredients: 400g tuna steaks; 1 tsp vegetable oil; 200g mixed baby leaves; 1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled and sliced; 1 cup mixed cherry tomatoes, halved; 4 spring onions, finely sliced; 2 ripe avocados, sliced; 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds (a mixture of black and white); 1 sheet nori

Adam Liaw

September 18, 2018

Tuna and avocado sushi salad.William Meppem

easyTime:< 30 minsServes:4

Sushi without rice, in salad form. It's sure to be a winner.

Ingredients

400g tuna steaks
1 tsp vegetable oil
200g mixed baby leaves
1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled and sliced
1 cup mixed cherry tomatoes, halved
4 spring onions, finely sliced
2 ripe avocados, sliced
2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds (a mixture of black and white)
1 sheet nori

Soy and sesame dressing

1 tsp caster sugar
1 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp rice vinegar

Method

For the dressing, whisk together the ingredients. Set aside. Cut the tuna steaks into 5cm-wide strips. Heat a frying pan over medium heat until hot, then add the oil. Season the tuna well with salt and pepper and fry on all sides for just 30 seconds a side. Set aside to cool slightly, then slice into ½ cm strips.
Toss together leaves, cucumber, tomatoes and spring onions. Top with the avocado, tuna and sesame seeds. Wave the nori over an open gas flame for a few seconds until it becomes brittle, then crumble over the salad. Serve with the dressing on the side.
Adam's tip I always make sure a salad dressing contains a salty or savoury ingredient, such as a lug of soy sauce or fish sauce, or a good pinch of salt. The oil in the dressing will help stop the salt from wilting any leaves in the salad.