Tuna Steak with Soba Noodle Salad
I bought a bag of frozen tuna steaks from costco. I would have to say Mahi Mahi/Tuna is one of my favorite fish, namely because it’s meaty when cooked. Salmon is just too darn fishy and I can only eat a small bit at a time. Catfish is good, but only good fried. Other than that, I haven’t experience much. Fish can be pretty expensive, and you have to watch what you buy otherwise, it’s old and gross.
So anyway, last night, I wanted to use up some of the tuna steaks I bought. I wanted some relatively light, so what better way to prepare than some asian inspired dish. I’m not sure where I got the recipe or idea from. I perused my cooking light cookbook and saw some ideas.
I an “Asian” wet rub for the tuna before pan searing it. To go along with that, I made some “Asian” noodles using soba noodles.
Brian’s comments while cooking - “Baby, that smells :-(”
Brian’s comments while chowing down - This is actually pretty good, it’s a bit salty but has just the right amount of spice.
Tuna Steak:
1/3 cup of low sodium miso
1 tbs of ginger
1 tbs of honey
1 tbs of red pepper flakes
1 tbs of Asian Chili sauce
1 tbs of rice wine vinegar
2 6oz tuna steaks
Rub the marinade on the tuna steaks and let sit for 30 minutes. Pan sear in a tbs of hot vegetable oil to your liking. I like mine medium, and I cooked it all the way for Brian.
For the noodles:
3 cups of cooked soba noodles
1 tbs of all natural peanut butter with some extra oil that sits on top for the dressing
1 tbs of lite soy sauce
1/2 tbs of grated ginger
1 tbs of rice wine vinegar
1 tbs of lime juice
2 tbs of sesame seeds
Toss the hot cooked noodles in with the rest of the ingredients and serve room temperature.
Note: I suggest adding edamame or cooked sugar snap peas to the noodles. I didn’t have any on hand.
Sorry for the bad picture. Took it with an iPhone as an after thought while we were eating.



It was more like 2 meals in 1. Originally I was going to make salmon stuffed crepes, but I saw this on
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I have to say that I didn’t do so well with this challenge. I mean seriously 8 hours of breadmaking?? On top of that, I think my yeast is old because it didn’t seem to rise properly. AND being the impatient person that I am, I undercooked it. I did after all make a big ole loaf. I should have just made little baguettes or rolls. Anyway, I stuck it back in the oven for a few more minutes. We ended up making sandwiches out of it, and it’s certainly tasty when it’s warm and fresh. Brings me back to the days when my mom used to bake bread. For now I will stick with the breadmaker, but I certainly would want to refine my breadmaking skills. My mom would be proud.
This is my first attempt at making gnocchi or vodka sauce. It’s actually my first time eating it. To my surprise it was quite good. I was afraid the gnocchi would be too heavy. I didn’t really find my recipe anywhere. I originally was planning on making a Rachel Ray Recipe of gnocchi with chicken meatball soup. But I didn’t have all the ingredients on hand. Plus I had leftover pasta sauce that I needed to use up. Brian actually liked the gnocchi, and the leftovers I had for lunch was still just as good, even better than last night.
