Asian Seared Tuna Salad

• Salad:
• 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon mirin (sweet rice wine)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 3 cups shredded napa (Chinese) cabbage
• 3 cups gourmet salad greens
• 1 cup diagonally cut snow peas
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted
• Tuna:
• 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 3/4 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 pounds yellowfin tuna steaks (about 1 inch thick)
• Garnish:
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted

1. To prepare salad, combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl. Combine cabbage and next 5 ingredients (cabbage through 2 teaspoons sesame seeds) in a large bowl.
2. To prepare tuna, heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Combine five-spice powder, salt, and pepper; rub over tuna. Add tuna to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Let stand 2 minutes. Cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
3. Drizzle cabbage mixture with soy sauce mixture; toss to combine. Place 2 cups salad on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1/2 cup tuna cubes. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sesame seeds evenly over salads.
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salad, soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin, honey, fresh ginger, dark sesame oil, cabbage, gourmet salad greens, snow peas, green onions, shredded carrot, sesame seeds, dark sesame oil, fivespice powder, salt, freshly ground black pepper, yellowfin tuna, sesame seeds

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/asian-seared-tuna-salad (may not work)