Limu Poke Salad
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Salads
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        === dressing ===
     1/2           cup  fresh orange juice
  2        tablespoons  vegetable oil
  2 1/4      teaspoons  sugar
  1 1/2      teaspoons  sesame seeds
  1 1/2      teaspoons  white wine vinegar
  1 1/2      teaspoons  soy sauce
                        === salad ===
  2               cups  ogo -- (hawaiian seaweed),
                        -- cleaned, drained
     3/4           cup  soy sauce
     1/4           cup  white wine vinegar
     1/4           cup  mirin -- (sweet rice wine)
  1                cup  sugar
  1         tablespoon  black sesame seeds
     1/8      teaspoon  minced jalapeno pepper
                        === tuna ===
  1                cup  soy sauce
     1/2           cup  firmly-packed brown sugar
     3/4      teaspoon  peeled -- minced fresh ginger
     1/2      teaspoon  dried crushed red pepper
     1/4      teaspoon  chinese 5 spice powder
  6                     sashimi-grade ahi steaks - -- (3 oz ea)
 

Preparation:

For the dressing: Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. For the salad: Blanch the seaweed in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Drain. Transfer to a bowl. Bring soy sauce, vinegar, mirin, and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Pour the mixture over the seaweed. Mix in the sesame seeds and jalapeno. Cool completely. Drain. For the tuna: Mix the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Add the Ahi and toss to coat. Let stand 1 hour at room temperature. Preheat the broiler. Place the Ahi on a foil-lined baking sheet. Broil until rare, about 1 minute per side. Arrange the seaweed salad on plates. Top with Ahi. Ladle over the dressing and serve.

 

Nutritional Information:

236 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (18% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 45g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 4887mg Sodium