Name: Seared Fresh Tuna Salad with Red Curry Dressing Recipe
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 3 red peppers, halved and deseeded

published 23 June 06

Ingredients

for the dressing

Method

Grill the red peppers skin-side up for 10 minutes until charred, then peel and roughly chop the flesh.
Meanwhile, make the dressing by mixing the groundnut oil, soy sauce, sugar and Thai red curry paste. Mix in the orange zest and orange juice.
Toss 3tbsp of the dressing with the roasted peppers, coriander, rocket, shallots, beansprouts and tomatoes.
Sear the tuna steaks in a non-stick frying pan or on a griddle for 3 minutes on each side, then roughly flake.
To serve, pile the salad on to 4 plates, top with the tuna and spoon over the remaining dressing.