Go Back
+ servings
Chef-Nick-Magaoay-Smokey-Seared-Ahi-Watercress-Salad

Rate This Recipe:

No ratings yet

Chef Nick Magaoay's Smokey Seared Ahi With Watercress Salad

Chef Nick Magaoay of the Four Seasons Resort Lanai joins us on Cooking Hawaiian Style to make a smoked salt seared ahi served on a watercress tofu salad.
Posted By: Chef Nick Magaoay
Prep Time 9 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Hawaiian Seafood Recipes, Local
Servings 1 Serving
Calories 687 kcal

Ingredients
  

Smokey Seared Ahi with Watercress Tofu Salad

  • 4-5 oz. block fresh Ahi, yellow fin
  • 1/2 tablespoon smoked Hawaiian salt
  • 1/4 tablespoon black pepper, fresh crushed
  • 2-3 tablespoons olive oil, for searing

Watercress Salad with Dressing

  • 1/4 cup watercress, chopped
  • 1/4 cup tofu, cubed or sliced
  • 1/4 cup tomatoes, diced
  • 1 ounce red onions, sliced thin
  • 1/4 cup Aloha shoyu
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon brown cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2-3 teaspoons ginger root, fine grated no fiber.

Instructions
 

  • Season ahi block evenly on all sides with oil, smoked salt and black pepper.
  • Heat saute pan with lite oil for searing of the ahi block.
  • Place ahi in pan once pan is hot.
  • Seared on all sides evenly for 7-10 seconds.
  • Keeping majority of the fish rare. let rest for 2 minutes and slice thin with a sharp knife.

Salad with Dressing

  • Mix shoyu, sesame oil, sugar and oil and serve over fresh water cress, soft tofu, tomatoes and thin sliced red onions.
  • Drizzle dressing over ahi and salad just before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 687kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 39gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 5691mgPotassium: 793mgFiber: 6gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 2817IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 226mgIron: 5mg
Keyword OC16, Nick, Magaoay, Chef, Ahi, Hawaii, Recipe
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!