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Sesame Seared Tuna Niçoise Salad

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Cook Time

10 minutes

Prep Time

20 minutes

Servings

4

Ingredients

White Hot Vinaigrette:

1/4 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

2 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon TRUFF White Hot Sauce

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon capers, chopped

Salt and black pepper, to taste

Sesame Crusted Tuna:

2 each raw ahi tuna steaks

3-4 tablespoons cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 egg

1 tablespoon soy sauce

2 teaspoons rice wine or rice wine vinegar

2 tablespoons white sesame seeds

2 tablespoons black sesame seeds

2 tablespoons olive oil

Nicoise Salad:

1/2 cup mixed pitted olives

2 hard boiled eggs, peeled and halved

6-8 yellow baby potatoes, blanched

4-6 oz. French-style green beans, blanched

1 small cucumber, sliced

2-3 campari tomatoes, cut into quarters

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Sesame Seared Tuna Niçoise Salad

Follow this recipe to achieve restaurant-quality sesame seared tuna at home!

This isn’t your traditional seared tuna and niçoise salad. We’ve leveled up our vinaigrette with a generous dose of TRUFF White Hot Sauce. When combined with the citrus, vinegar, and extra virgin olive oil, this vinaigrette makes the perfect dressing for your salad.

You can even dip your seared tuna in this vinaigrette for an extra hit of flavor!

Instructions

  1. Place orange juice, vinegar, honey, hot sauce, mustard, and capers in a medium bowl, whisk to combine vinaigrette.

  2. Season to taste with salt and pepper and place in a sealable container and refrigerate until ready to serve.

  3. Pat tuna steak dry with paper towels, and set aside.

  4. Place cornstarch in a bowl and season with garlic powder, onions powder, salt, and pepper, stir to combine.

  5. Place egg, soy sauce, and rice wine in a bowl, and whisk to combine.

  6. Place the white and black sesame seeds in another bowl, and stir to combine.

  7. Cover the tuna steaks in cornstarch, shaking off any excess.

  8. Dip the steaks in the egg wash, then coat in the sesame seeds.

  9. Place the coated tuna steaks on a wire rack-lined baking sheet to rest.

  10. Heat the oil in a skillet.

  11. Add the tuna steaks, and cook for two to three minutes per side.

  12. Remove from the skillet and set aside to rest on a wire rack for five minutes before slicing.

  13. Divide olives, hard boiled eggs, cooked baby potatoes, cooked green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, and sesame crusted tuna between plates.

  14. Drizzle the salad with dressing before serving or serve with the dressing on the side.

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