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Seared Sesame-Encrusted Tuna over Lemon Pasta Ribbons

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Prep Time 55 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Marinating & Resting Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Course Dinner
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

Seared Sesame-Encrusted Tuna

  • 3 lbs Tuna Tenderloin or Tuna steaks (cleaned, trimmed and dried)
  • ½ cup Hellmann's Mayonnaise
  • Zest & Juice of One Lemon
  • 2 tbsp Chopped Pickled Ginger
  • 3 tbsp Wasabi Paste
  • ¼ cup White Sesame Seeds
  • ¼ cup Black Sesame Seeds
  • ¼ tsp Ground Ginger
  • ½ tbsp Sugar
  • ½ tsp Onion Powder
  • 3 tbsp Oil

Lemon Pasta Ribbons

  • 4 cups Flour
  • 1 cup Semolina
  • 2 tbsp Salt
  • 8 Eggs
  • ½ cup Lemon Juice
  • Zest of Two Lemons

Lemon Pasta Sauce

  • 2 sticks Butter
  • ½ cup Olive Oil
  • 2 cloves Minced Garlic
  • 1 Minced Shallot
  • ½ cup White Wine
  • Zest & Juice of Two Lemons
  • ¼ cup Grana Padano Cheese (for garnish)
  • Chopped Lemon Basil (for garnish; or chives)

Instructions
 

Seared Sesame-Encrusted Tuna

  • In mixing bowl blend Mayonnaise, Lemon Zest, Lemon Juice, Pickled Ginger and Wasabi Paste. Reserve 6 tbsp of Wasabi-Mayo sauce for serving.
  • Coat tuna with wasabi-mayo mixture and let marinate for at least 30 minutes.
  • Mix together White Sesame Seeds, Black Sesame Seeds, Ground Ginger, Sugar and Onion Powder.
  • Coat marinated tuna in sesame seeds and let rest 10 minutes.
  • Heat skillet with Oil and place tuna in hot oil and cook 2 minutes on each side. Let rest 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with extra sauce.

Lemon Pasta Ribbons

  • Prepare pasta by mixing together Flour, Semolina, Salt, Eggs, Lemon Juice and Lemon Zest.
  • Let dough rest for 30 minutes then run through pasta machine to make flat sheets of pasta. Then cut the sheets into pasta strips. Slightly wider than traditional fettuccini is ideal for this dish about ½-inch wide.
  • Put large pot of well-salted water on to boil.

Lemon Pasta Sauce

  • In large sauté pan sauté Butter, Olive Oil, Garlic, Shallot, White Wine, Lemon Zest and Lemon Juice.
  • Place pasta in boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Drain pasta but reserve 1 cup of boiling pasta water.
  • Place cooked pasta in sauté pan and toss. Add a little of the reserved pasta water if needed. Garnish with Grana Padano Cheese and chopped Lemon Basil.

Serve

  • Plate Lemon Pasta Ribbons and place Seared Sesame-Encrusted Tuna over Lemon Pasta Ribbons.
Keyword Lemon, Pasta, Seared, Sesame, Tuna