Soba noodles with seared tuna & soy mirin dressing

Soba noodles with seared tuna & soy mirin dressing

Far removed from a can, this recipe gives tuna a starring role in one special Asian-influenced dish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 35 minutes

Method

  1. Drizzle the tuna with 1 tbsp sesame oil and season. Roll in the sesame seeds until coated. Heat a non-stick frying pan to very hot. Sear the tuna on both sides and chill until using.
  2. Boil the noodles in salted water until al dente. Drain and rinse extremely well in cold water. If not using straightaway, leave in a bowl of cold water for up to 1 hour. Drain well.
  3. Divide the noodles between 4 shallow bowls or dishes. Arrange the cucumber and spring onions over. Mix the dressing ingredients together with the remaining sesame oil. Slice the tuna and divide between the plates. Pour the dressing over and sprinkle with loose sesame seeds.

608 kcalories, protein 41.8g, carbohydrate 59.3g, fat 24.2 g, saturated fat 3.9g, fibre 1.9g, salt 3.46 g

Recipe from olive magazine, September 2007.

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  • 15 November 2007

    bettysrecipe commented on this recipe

    We added some stir-fry vegetables (sprouts, mangetout...) which was good too.

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  • 13 August 2011

    Andrea rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was delicious, albeit I served it hot, and threw some sliced oyster and enoki mushroom in with the noodles while they were boiling, and some sliced sugar snap peas for the last minute and omitted the cucumber. Lovely dressing, which went really well with the tuna, as did the sesame oil/seed coating (I used a mixture of black and white sesame seeds). I'd highly recommend this, especially as a dish to impress, albeit I'm not a fan of cold noodle dishes, hence I changed it to my tastes.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 tuna steaks , about 125g each
  • 4 tbsp sesame oil
  • 4 tbsp black or white sesame seeds , plus extra to serve
  • 250g soba noodles
  • 1 small cucumber , cut into matchsticks
  • 4 spring onions , chopped

DRESSING

  • 4 tbsp lemon juice
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 cm piece ginger , chopped
  • 3 tbsp mirin
  • 1 tbsp sugar
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608 kcalories, protein 41.8g, carbohydrate 59.3g, fat 24.2 g, saturated fat 3.9g, fibre 1.9g, salt 3.46 g

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