Monday, 7 January 2013

Recipe: Wasabi Grilled Tuna

Absolutely delicious, quick and guilt free.



Wasabi Sauce:

1 teaspoon wasabi powder or 1 teaspoon dry hot mustald
1 teaspoon water
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 tablespoons fat free smooth cottage cheese
1 clove garlic (crushed)

Tuna

1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon wasabi powder of dry hot mustard
2 fresh tuna steaks (2cm thick)

Directions:

Sauce:

  1. In a bowl mix wasabi and water to make a paste
  2. Let stand for 10 minutes
  3. Stir in vinegar, fat free cottage cheese and garlic
  4. Set aside
Tuna

  1. Prepare grill with medium-hot coals (or hot skillet)
  2. In a cup, mix the soy. oil, and wasabi powder
  3. Brush on tuna
  4. Grill for 3 - 4 minutes for rare tuna (I don't like it rare so 5 - 6 for well done)
  5. Thinly slice the tuna and serve with wasabi sauce.