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Healthy Baked Goods Recipes Made Without Gluten and Sugar

Summer Tuna Wasabi Salad

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This is an easy & quick and a spectacular salad. Great for lunch or summer dinner with a glass of chilled white wine.

Summer Tuna Wasabi Salad

Ingredients

  • 2 tuna steaks – about 3/4 lb
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup chopped radish
  • 1 cup chopped English cucumber
  • 3 scallions – white and green parts chopped
  • 5 to 6 mini heirloom tomatoes (cut in half)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 sheets of Nori (sea vegetable) cut into strips
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon wasabi paste*
  • 4 tablespoons wasabi mayo **
  • 1/4 cup and 1 tablespoon tamari (separated)
  • salt and pepper
  • butter lettuce to serve the salad on***

Takes

Instructions

  1. Heat the tablespoon of olive oil in cast iron skillet, salt and pepper both sides of the tuna steaks, add to heated oil and cook on side 1 for about 6 minutes, flip tuna add the 1/4 cup of tamari cook for another 6 minutes (note: this will give you tuna steaks that are a bit rare in the center – if you want them more well done just cook each side a few minutes longer). When tuna steaks are done set aside to cool. When tuna has cooled enough to touch cut into bite size pieces.
  2. In a large bowl add the chopped veggies (celery, radish, cuke, tomatoes, scallions) and Nori strips. Add the wasabi mayo, wasabi past and 1 tablespoon of tamari. Add the cut up tuna steak to bowl and mix.

Notes

  1. *wasabi paste: comes in a tube (like tomato paste). Also you can adjust the heat level by adding more or less wasabi paste according to your taste buds. I found the wasabi paste on Amazon.com
  2. **wasabi mayo: this is mayo has wasabi already in it. I have found that the wasabi might taste strong when the may is first added, however, the flavor rapidly goes away and therefore the paste is necessary to keep the flavor vibrant.
  3. ***I served this salad on butter lettuce but feel free to use any kind you like or even serve it on room temperature rice.

Ahi Tuna with Cucumber Salad

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A great refreshing dinner for these hot sultry summer nights. I wanted something healthy but not too heavy and the Ahi with cucumber was the perfect dinner. And let me tell you this is so easy and quick it could become a fave.

Ahi Tuna with Cucumber Salad

Cucumber salad:

  • 1 English cucumber – thinly sliced (a carrot peeler works great for this)
  • 3 teaspoon white balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon XYLA
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • salt & pepper – to taste

Instructions

  1. mix all the ingredients together and marinate for at least 1/2 hr. and it is ready to serve

Ahi Tuna Steak:

  • 2 ahi tuna steaks
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Tamari sauce

Takes

Instructions

  1. Heat cast iron skillet to super hot, heat olive oil, add the salted/peppered ahi steaks. Cook for about 3 to 4 minutes on one side (when the steak will flip without sticking to the pan it is ready for the other side). After flipping add the tamari sauce and cook this side for 3 to 4 minutes. This will give the steak a great sear and be raw in the middle – if you want your steak cooked more to medium then just leave it on the heat longer but why would you want to over cook a good piece of ahi.
  2. Plate the cucumber and place the ahi steak on top.