PEPPER AND CORIANDER TUNA WITH NOODLES AND TOMATO AND SOY VINAIGRETTE
Ingredients
- 150g/5½oz tuna loin
- dash olive oil
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- crushed
- ½ tsp coriander seeds
- crushed
- 150g/5½oz brown rice vermicelli noodles
- 4 spring onions
- halved lengthways
- dash olive oil
- 150g/5½oz broccoli
- cut into florets
- dash sesame oil
- pinch ground coriander
- 1-2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ lemon
- juice only
- dash olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Firstly
- rub the tuna loin in a little olive oil
- then roll in the crushed peppercorns and coriander seeds.
- Drizzle the tuna with a little more olive oil
- heat a griddle pan until smoking hot and add the tuna. Cook for two minutes on each side and remove from the heat. Set aside and keep warm.
- For the noodles
- place the rice noodles into a bowl of cold water and leave to soak for five minutes
- or until softened. Drain well.
- Rub the spring onions in olive oil
- heat a griddle pan until smoking hot
- and add the spring onions. Griddle for 3-4 minutes and set aside.
- Meanwhile
- carefully drop the broccoli florets into a pan of gently boiling water and boil for three minutes. Drain well.
- Heat a dash of olive oil in a wok
- add the blanched broccoli florets and stir-fry for one minute. Add the griddled spring onions
- sesame oil
- ground coriander and soy sauce and cook for a further one minute.
- Add the soaked and drained noodles to the wok and toss together.
- For the tomato and soy sauce vinaigrette
- whisk together all the vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl.
- To serve
- pile the noodles and griddled vegetables onto a serving plate
- top with the tuna and drizzle with vinaigrette.

