Seared Tuna With Green Onion-Wasabi Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons wasabi powder (horseradish powder)
1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoons peanut oil
1 tablespoon dry sherry
1 1/2 teaspoons oriental sesame oil
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
4 green onions, very thinly sliced
4 ahi tuna steaks (each about 1 inch thick)
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, cut into matchstick-size strips
1/2 cup radish sprouts

Preparation

Whisk 1/2 cup water and wasabi powder in medium bowl to form smooth paste.
Whisk in soy sauce, 2 tablespoons peanut oil, sherry, sesame oil and ginger.
Stir in green onions.
Set aside.
Sprinkle tuna with salt and pepper.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon peanut oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
Add tuna and sear until opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side.
Spoon cucumber onto center of plates.
Top with tuna.
Spoon sauce around.
Garnish with radish sprouts.