Tuna Tataki Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup minced ginger
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
• 1/2 pound very fresh, sushi-grade ahi tuna
• Kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil, for searing
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 medium-size, ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, quartered and sliced
• 2 cups mixed greens
• 12 thin slices red onion
• 1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded, and diced
• Ginger Sauce, recipe follows
• 1 small shallot, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 1/3 cup olive oil