Seared Ahi -Avocado Salad |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 6 Minutes |
Ready In: 16 Minutes Servings: 3 |
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Seared Ahi Tuna over a layer of avocado sliced garnished with a cilantro-lime salsa and shrimp.Its really a light and delicious salad. Ingredients:
6 -8 ounces fresh ahi tuna (yellow fin tuna) |
2/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped |
5 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated |
2 chili peppers (fresnos) |
5 fresh garlic cloves, minced |
2 limes, juiced |
1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce (plus a little extra) |
1/2 teaspoon sugar (to cut some of the tartness of the limes) |
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (plus a little extra) |
1/2 cup scallion |
2 avocados (ripe) |
12 large shrimp |
1 dash salt and pepper |
Directions:
1. Brush your Ahi with Extra Virgin olive oil and lightly salt and pepper each side.
2. Sear your fresh Ahi over a hot mesquite grill. This gives a wonderful flavor from the mesquite. 90 seconds on each side is sufficient. Set aside to rest and cool.
3. -Salsa-
4. In a medium bowl, add lime juice, ginger, Olive oil, garlic, fresco chili, sugar, scallions, cilantro, and soy sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. -Shrimp garnish-
6. Clean and de-vein shrimp.
7. In a hot skillet, add a bit of olive oil. Add shrimp and cook for 90 seconds, coat with a bit of soy sauce, flip and repeat.
8. -Assembly-.
9. Layer avocado on a small plate. Slice Ahi into 1/4 slabs against the grain. Should yield about 12 slices. Layer 4 slices on the avocado. Add a ribbon of Salsa along the center of the Ahi. Garnish with 4 pieces of shrimp on the outside.
10. Enjoy!
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