Ahi Tuna Salad

Ahi Tuna Salad with a Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette is the perfect light and fresh dish for the first day of March with spring soon approaching. Ahi tuna is one of my favorite proteins in general, and I love how many ways you can prepare it. The fact that you only need a couple minutes to cook it is an added bonus!Jump to Recipe

Ahi Tuna Salad Ingredients:

For the salad you will need mixed greens, watermelon radish, green beans, walnuts, goat cheese and tuna steak. I season the tuna steak with salt, pepper and paprika.

Watermelon Radish:

If you haven't had watermelon radish before they taste slightly sweet and peppery. I enjoy them in salads, and their color is beautiful!

Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette:

For this deliciously tangy, slightly sweet salad dressing you will need fresh raspberries, walnuts, sugar, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, dijon mustard, fresh mint, salt and pepper. Simply add all ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.

I recommend making your own salad dressing, but here's an option you can buy that is also tasty:

Raspberry Salad Dressing

Ahi Tuna Salad Instructions:

To prepare the tuna simply heat some olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add tuna steak and sear for one minute for side. Slice thin.

Ahi Tuna Temperature:

Tuna is one of the only fish that tastes more fishy the longer you cook it. The proper way to prepare a tuna steak is only seared where the center has a deep pink/red color. Of course if you'd like to cook it longer you can, but if you're doing so to make it less fishy it's the opposite approach.

Green beans:

I steam my green beans for this recipe, but feel free to cook them anyway you'd like.

Ahi Tuna Salad Assembly:

Assemble the salad by laying down a bed of mixed greens, followed by radish, green beans, goat cheese, crumbled walnuts and sliced tuna. Drizzle with the vinaigrette.

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Ahi Tuna Salad

Ahi Tuna Salad with a fresh Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette is the perfect light and fresh dish. Easy and ready under 10 minutes!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 minutes mins

Total Time 7 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Course: Main Course, Salad

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 1 pint fresh raspberries
• ½ cup walnuts plus more to top salad
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• juice from ½ lemon
• 2 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin, plus more to cook tuna
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon mint leaves
• ¼ teaspoon salt plus more to season tuna
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper plus more to season tuna
• 2 4 oz ahi tuna steaks
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• 4 cup baby mixed greens rinsed
• 8 oz fresh green beans steamed or cooked however desired
• 1 large watermelon radish rinsed and sliced thin
• ¼ cup crumbled goat cheese

Method

 

1. Prepare Vinaigrette by adding first 10 ingredients to a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
2. Season tuna steaks with salt, pepper and paprika.
3. Add enough olive oil to cover bottom of a skillet. Heat over medium heat.
4. Add tuna steaks once hot and sear 1 minute per side.
5. Allow to cool slightly then slice thin.
6. Add greens to plate and top with radish, green beans, cheese, walnuts and tuna.
7. Drizzle with dressing.