Tuna Tataki with Sesame Cucumber Noodles

Name: Tuna Tataki with Sesame Cucumber Noodles
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 cucumber; salt and freshly ground pepper; salt and freshly ground pepper; 400 g (14 oz) piece of tuna tail; 40 ml (1½ fl oz) sesame oil; juice of 2 limes; finely grated zest of 1 lime; 30 ml (2 tablespoons) light soy sauce; 15 ml (1 tablespoon) sesame seeds, roasted; 1 spring onion, chopped; a few coriander leaves; 1 red chilli pepper, seeded and finely sliced (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Essential Mosimann

By Anton Mosimann

Published 1993

About

Ingredients

1 cucumber
salt and freshly ground pepper
400 g (14 oz

Asia
Europe
Japan
Switzerland
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Peel, cut in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Slice lengthwise into spaghetti-shaped strips with the aid of a mandoline, and place in a colander.

Sprinkle 5 ml (1 teaspoon) salt over the cucumber ‘spaghetti’ and leave for about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile season the piece of tuna with salt and pepper, and rub with a little of the oil. Sear all sides either over a direct flame or