Another great seafood recipe from Fresh Fish by Jennifer Trainer Thompson! The wasabi sauce was so good that I spooned over the tuna. The couscous was a great side dish on a hot summer day.
Wasabi Grilled Tuna with Couscous
Ingredients
- 4 (6 to 8 ounces) excellent-quality tuna steaks, 1 inch thick
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Wasabi Sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi powder
Couscous
- 1 cup whole-wheat Israeli couscous
- 1 1/4 cup vegetable stock or water
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 scallion finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon small capers
- 3 tablespoons chopped basil leaves
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions
- To prepare the couscous: Toast half the couscous in a dry skillet over medium heat. Bring the stock to a boil in a medium pot, stir in the couscous, cover and simmer over low heat until the stock is absorbed and the couscous is tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, fluff with a fork and set aside.
- Put the tomatoes, scallions, capers, and basil in a serving bowl. Stir in the couscous. Whisk the garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl and pour over the couscous. Toss to combine.
- To prepare the sauce: Whisk the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey, sesame oil, and the wasabi powder in a small bowl. Taste, and add more wasabi if desired.
- Lightly rub the tuna steaks with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the tuna on a very hot grill 1 to 2 minutes per side depending on preference. Should be pink or red in center.
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Thank you Dominique!😊
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My pleasure!
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I love wasabi in food, this will be so tasty!
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Beautiful and delicious, your dish have all! wanna to eat now, thanks for sharing 🙂
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