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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Ahi & Avocado

Ahi & Avocado 
Beautiful To Look At & Healthy To Eat!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 10-12 minutes


Ingredients
1/4 lb sushi grade Ahi tuna, small cubes
1/4 cup cooked Japanese rice. heated
7 slices of avocado, sliced very thin
1/4 cup Wakame (seaweed salad) found in Japanese markets
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp ginger juice
1 tbsp mirin
1/4 tsp rice wine vinegar
1/4 tsp sesame seed oil 

Cooking Tools
Small mixing bowl
3" x 2" ring mold
Small sauce pan


Directions
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together soy sauce, ginger juice, mirin, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil.  Place cubed Ahi tuna into the marinade and toss lightly. Only marinade the tuna for about 5 minutes.  On your serving plate, place rice into the bottom of mold and press evenly. Place avocado slices on top of the rice evenly layering inside the ring mold.  Remove Ahi from the marinade, drain off excess liquid.  Place the tuna on top of the avocado, applying a small amount of pressure.  Top with the Wakame and slowly raise the mold up to reveal your layers!  Place small dollops of Sweet Soy Sauce (recipe below) on plate.
Serves 1

Sweet Soy Sauce
Ingredients
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup sugar

Directions
On medium-low heat, add ingredients and cook on simmer until liquid has reduced and thickened, about 10-12 minutes.




 

Monday, April 21, 2014

Ahi And Avocado Poke

Ahi And Avocado Poke
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients
1 Ahi tuna fillets (sushi grade)
1 avocado, ripe but firm
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp light soy sauce
pinch of sesame seeds
Wasabi Mayo
1/2 cup mayo ( I use miracle whip)
1 tsp wasabi (prepare according to directions) premade is available.
Serve as an appetizer
Directions
In a small bowl, mix mayo and wasabi and set aside in refrigerator. ( use less wasabi, if you don't like spicy.)
Slice tuna into 1/2 inch cubes, place in a bowl, add sesame oil and light soy sauce and mix until Ahi tuna is well coated.  Slice avocado into 1/2 inch cubes and fold gently into tuna mixture, not to mash avocado.  Place tuna avocado mixture in martini glasses, sprinkle with pinch of sesame seeds, and drizzle with the wasabi mayo.
Serves 2