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Contributed by Jean Price |
This is a recipe by Tom Kerridge from his book The Dopamine Diet
Do any of you grow Mooli (white radish) or cucumber? Here is an absolutely delicious summer salad that is very easy to make in less than 20 minutes. I found all the ingredients at Waitrose, but I am sure other supermarkets have them. The nori strips are opposite the herbs and spices in the Japanese section and you can also find nori squares in the biscuit section (bizarrely ).
You'll need a sprializer to turn the white radish into noodles, but once you taste this firey, cool and crunchy salad you'll realise it's a great investment. You can use salmon or mackerel in place of the tuna if you like.
If you don't have white radish, you could use red radish and slice it finely. You won't get the "noodle" effect but you will still get the crunch.
Do any of you grow Mooli (white radish) or cucumber? Here is an absolutely delicious summer salad that is very easy to make in less than 20 minutes. I found all the ingredients at Waitrose, but I am sure other supermarkets have them. The nori strips are opposite the herbs and spices in the Japanese section and you can also find nori squares in the biscuit section (bizarrely ).
You'll need a sprializer to turn the white radish into noodles, but once you taste this firey, cool and crunchy salad you'll realise it's a great investment. You can use salmon or mackerel in place of the tuna if you like.
If you don't have white radish, you could use red radish and slice it finely. You won't get the "noodle" effect but you will still get the crunch.
Ingredients
Serves 2
· 1/2 white radish (about 150g) peeled
· vegetable oil, for frying
· 2 x 200g pieces of sushi-grade tuna loin
· 1/4 cucumber, thinly sliced
· 1/3 bunch of coriander (about 10g), chopped leaves and tender stems
· 2 sheets of nori seaweed, cut into 2 cm squares
· 2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted until golden in a dry frying pan
· 2 tbsp chopped pickled ginger
For the dressing
· 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
· 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
· 1 1/2 tsp wasabi paste
· 1 tsp clear honey
· 2 tbsp olive oil
· 1 tsp sesame oil
· 1/2 white radish (about 150g) peeled
· vegetable oil, for frying
· 2 x 200g pieces of sushi-grade tuna loin
· 1/4 cucumber, thinly sliced
· 1/3 bunch of coriander (about 10g), chopped leaves and tender stems
· 2 sheets of nori seaweed, cut into 2 cm squares
· 2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted until golden in a dry frying pan
· 2 tbsp chopped pickled ginger
For the dressing
· 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
· 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
· 1 1/2 tsp wasabi paste
· 1 tsp clear honey
· 2 tbsp olive oil
· 1 tsp sesame oil
Method
Using a spiralizer, turn the white radish into noodles, then plunge them into a bowl of iced water for 10 - 15 minutes until they are crisp and very cold.
For the dressing, whisk the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, wasabi and honey, olive oil and sesame oil together in a small bowl. Set aside.
Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat and then add a splash of oil. Season the tuna with salt and pepper and sear all over - just until the surface is a nice, toasty brown colour; make sure you don't overcook it. Remove from the pan and leave to rest for 2 - 3 minutes.
Drain the noodles and place them on a clean tea towel or on several layers of kitchen paper, to get rid of the excess moisture.
Tip the noodles into a large bowl and mix together with the cucumber, coriander, nori squares, sesame seeds and pickled ginger.
Toss the salad with the dressing and divide between two plates. Slice the tuna, arrange it next to the salad and serve.
For the dressing, whisk the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, wasabi and honey, olive oil and sesame oil together in a small bowl. Set aside.
Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat and then add a splash of oil. Season the tuna with salt and pepper and sear all over - just until the surface is a nice, toasty brown colour; make sure you don't overcook it. Remove from the pan and leave to rest for 2 - 3 minutes.
Drain the noodles and place them on a clean tea towel or on several layers of kitchen paper, to get rid of the excess moisture.
Tip the noodles into a large bowl and mix together with the cucumber, coriander, nori squares, sesame seeds and pickled ginger.
Toss the salad with the dressing and divide between two plates. Slice the tuna, arrange it next to the salad and serve.