Seared Wasabi Tuna With Spicy Lime Sauce

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Some dishes you only get at a restaurant. They’re either regionally specific (looking at you, Maine lobster) or overly complicated, so you leave them for the pros to prepare. But you really don’t have to do that. You can pull off this quick-and-easy seared tuna all on your own. With just a drizzle of spicy lime sauce and a beautiful wasabi salt crust, this recipe is dressed to impress. In fact, the restaurant called. They want their dish back.

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Seared Wasabi Tuna

2, 6-10 oz. tuna steaks
3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
5 Tbsp. sesame seeds
2 Tbsp. Gustus Vitae Wasabi Sea Salt

Spicy Lime Sauce

1 large bunch fresh cilantro
2 sprigs green onions
1/2 cup sour cream
3 Tbsp. lime juice
2 Tbsp. Gustus Vitae Sriracha Sea Salt

Directions

1. Wash cilantro and pat dry. Remove stems.
2. Wash green onions and pat dry. Remove white ends.
3. In a food processor, add cilantro, onions, sour cream, lime juice and Sriracha sea salt. Pulse together until desired consistency. You can leave it a little chunky with pieces of onion and cilantro in there, or blend until completely smooth.
4. Pour sauce into a food-safe container and place in refrigerator.
5. In a large bowl, add olive oil, sesame seeds and wasabi sea salt. Using a fork, mix until combined.
6. Add tuna to bowl, coating all sides with the wasabi marinade.
7. Heat a medium or large cast iron skillet on high. Add a drizzle of olive oil to test the heat. When it’s just beginning to smoke, add marinated tuna steaks to skillet. Sear tuna about 2 minutes, flip and sear on other side about 2 more minutes.
8. Remove from heat and slice tuna across the grain to expose the juicy pink inside.
9. Drizzle tuna with cold lime sauce and serve immediately.

Gustus Vitae

Gustus Vitae's mission is to share the magic of cooking. Since our start at the Venice Beach Farmer's Market, we've stayed true to our roots, crafting Non-GMO Project Verified artisan finishing sea salts and gourmet spice blends in small batches, using primarily locally sourced and always sustainable ingredients. We don't irradiate or use ETO gas, and our products are free of nuts, wheat, artificial colors & flavors, gluten, soy, MSG and fillers of any kind. After mixing, our blends are sealed for freshness and hand-packed in our unique magnetic tins, wrapped with recycled paper labels. We believe in Quality Above All.