Ahi Tuna Burgers with Wasabi Sesame Slaw

Quick-cooking, grilled tuna sandwiched in buns with an umami-rich Asian-style slaw.

Recipe - Quality Foods

Ahi Tuna Burgers with Wasabi Sesame Slaw

Servings2

Ingredients

1 Tbsp + 2 tsp vegetable oil, plus some for the grill (divide)

2 tsp rice vinegar or cider vinegar

2 tsp honey

2 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp wasabi paste

1/2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger

1 1/2 cups thinly shredded red cabbage

1/3 cup grated carrot

1 small green onion, very thinly sliced

1 Tbsp roasted sesame seeds (see Note)

2 (about 170 gram each) pieces ahi tuna loin steak, thawed if frozen

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

2 hamburger, kaiser or calabrese buns, split and warmed

mayonnaise, to taste

2 leaf or other lettuce leaves

Directions

To make slaw, combine 1 Tbsp of the oil, vinegar, honey, soy sauce, wasabi and ginger in a medium bowl. Add the cabbage, carrot, green onion and sesame seeds and toss to combine. Cover slaw and refrigerate until needed.

Preheat a barbecue or indoor grill to medium-high heat. Pat tuna steaks dry with paper towel. Now brush each tuna steak with 1 tsp oil. Season tuna with salt and pepper. Lightly oil the bars of the grill, and then grill the tuna 60 to 90 seconds per side, or until still rare in the middle (see Options).

Spread cut sides of each bun with mayonnaise. Set a lettuce leaf on each bottom bun and then top with a tuna steak. Top each tuna steak with some of the slaw, and then set on the top buns. Serve any leftover slaw alongside the tuna burgers.

Note: Jars of roasted sesame seeds are sold in our Asian foods aisle.

Options: If you prefer you tuna entirely cooked thoroughly, cook it 30 to 60 seconds longer on each side.

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Makes 2 servings

1 Tbsp + 2 tsp vegetable oil, plus some for the grill (divide)

Crisco - Vegetable Oil, 1.18 Litre

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2 tsp rice vinegar or cider vinegar

Marukan - Rice Vinegar, 355 Millilitre

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$5.19$1.46/100ml

2 tsp honey

Elias - Liquid Honey, 500 Gram

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2 tsp soy sauce

Kikkoman - Soy Sauce, 148 Millilitre

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1 tsp wasabi paste

Inglehoffer - Wasabi Horseradish, 250 Millilitre

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1/2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger

Ginger Root - Fresh, 1 Pound

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1 1/2 cups thinly shredded red cabbage

Cabbage - Red, Fresh, 975 Gram

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1/3 cup grated carrot

Carrots - Cello Bag, 3lb, 3 Pound

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1 small green onion, very thinly sliced

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1 Tbsp roasted sesame seeds (see Note)

Western Family - Sesame Seeds, 145 Gram

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$5.99$4.13/100g

2 (about 170 gram each) pieces ahi tuna loin steak, thawed if frozen

Western Family - Tuna Steaks Boneless, 340 Gram

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salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers, 155 Gram

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2 hamburger, kaiser or calabrese buns, split and warmed

Wonder - White Hamburger Buns, 12 Each

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mayonnaise, to taste

Western Family - Real Mayonnaise, 475 Millilitre

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2 leaf or other lettuce leaves

Lettuce - Green Leaf, Fresh, 1 Each

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$3.29

Directions

To make slaw, combine 1 Tbsp of the oil, vinegar, honey, soy sauce, wasabi and ginger in a medium bowl. Add the cabbage, carrot, green onion and sesame seeds and toss to combine. Cover slaw and refrigerate until needed.

Preheat a barbecue or indoor grill to medium-high heat. Pat tuna steaks dry with paper towel. Now brush each tuna steak with 1 tsp oil. Season tuna with salt and pepper. Lightly oil the bars of the grill, and then grill the tuna 60 to 90 seconds per side, or until still rare in the middle (see Options).

Spread cut sides of each bun with mayonnaise. Set a lettuce leaf on each bottom bun and then top with a tuna steak. Top each tuna steak with some of the slaw, and then set on the top buns. Serve any leftover slaw alongside the tuna burgers.

Note: Jars of roasted sesame seeds are sold in our Asian foods aisle.

Options: If you prefer you tuna entirely cooked thoroughly, cook it 30 to 60 seconds longer on each side.