Tropical Tuna Salad Supper

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
• 2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons lime zest
• 2 limes, juice of
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for drizzling
• 1 garlic clove, grated
• one 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 1 mango, cut into small cubes
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into cubes
• 2 small red chilies, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1/2 english cucumber, cut into cubes (i used a regular cucumber)
• 1 red onion, cut into small cubes (i just used 2 green onions to make it more mild)
• 1 cup frozen shelled edamame, thawed
• 1/2 cup mandarin orange segments
• 1 avocado, cubed (this is my addition to the recipe and it's great)
• 4 ahi tuna steaks, . cut into bite-size cubes (2-3/4 pounds)
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup snipped fresh chives
• toasted sesame seeds (to garnish)
• plantain chips, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a salad bowl, whisk together the marmalade, tamari sauce, honey, lime peel, lime juice and hot sauce.
• 2 whisk in the oil. stir in the garlic, ginger and sesame oil.
• 3 add the mango, bell pepper, chiles, cucumber, onion, edamame and orange (and avocado if using it).
• 4 in a large skillet, heat a drizzle of oil over medium-high heat. season the tuna with salt )i used seasoning salt) and pepper. add to the pan and cook, turning, until just browned, about 3 minutes.
• 5 sprinkle the chives on top. add the tuna to the salad and toss gently.
• 6 top with the sesame seeds and serve with the plantain chips.