STEPS Recipe Card - November

Warm Asian Tuna Salad
with pickled ginger, fresh coriander, served with sushi rice

Chef: Chris Prinsloo

Serves 4

Message from nutritionist, Kellie Collins

 

Fresh tuna is a source of the
essential omega-3 fatty acids.
These can help to boost heart health,
as well as improving concentration
and memory.

Ingredients

4 fresh tuna steaks

4 tbsp soy sauce

2 fresh red chillies, finely chopped

4 tbsp freshly chopped coriander

Juice & zest of 1 lemon

320g sushi rice

100g pickled daikon root

8 sheets of nori

2 red peppers

35g pickled ginger, cut into thin strips

4 tbsp rice vinegar

1 tbsp soy sauce

 

*If you can’t find all of these ingredients in your local supermarket, you will be able to source them from an Asian supermarket.

Method:

Mix the soy sauce, chillies, coriander, lemon juice and zest together in a large dish. Add the tuna and marinade for at least an hour, or overnight if possible.

Cook the sushi rice, adding the rice vinegar and soy sauce. When cooked add the sliced daikon, nori, red pepper and pickled ginger. Set aside to cool before serving onto 4 plates.

Remove tuna from marinade. Chargrill for approximately 2 minutes per side, or to your liking.

To plate

Top the plated rice with the warm tuna steak & chopped coriander to garnish.