Ahi tuna is tossed with ponzu sauce, served over rice and topped with lots of healthy, colorful, delicious toppings. Ready in less than 30 minutes!
- 1 cup dry rice before cooking
- 1 pound ahi tuna, sushi grade cubed
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar or substitute dry sherry
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 whole green onions see post for fancy curled onions
- 1 whole English cucumber sliced into half moons
- 4 Tablespoons pickled red onion
- 4 Tablespoons crispy fried onions like the ones you think about for green bean casserole
- 12 whole pickled jalapenos
- 4 Tablespoons edamame shelled and cooked
- 1 whole avocado cubed
- 4 Tablespoons Yum Yum sauce store bought or homemade
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First thing start boiling the water for the rice since it will take about 20 minutes to cook. Add rice and follow directions on your package.
Cut tuna into ½” cubes.
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Use jarred pickled red onions or see notes for homemade pickled red onions. You'll need about 20 minutes total but only a couple minutes hands on time.
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Boil water for the edamame, follow package instructions. It usually takes about 5 minutes cooking time.
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Add soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar and sesame oil. Toss tuna with sauce and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, lay flat side on cutting board, then slice across into thin half-moons.
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Cut avocado at the last minute into cubes or slices.
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Fill bowl with 1/2 cup cooked rice. Top with tuna in the middle of the bowl. Around the tuna top the rice with cucumber, avocado, pickled red onion, pickled jalapeno and edamame.
Finally top with crispy fried onions and some yum yum sauce.
Pickled red onions - You can buy jarred or make your own pickled red onions with this recipe. I keep them in my refrigerator for up to 2 months.
For the marinade, you can make a Ponzu Sauce by adding 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice and 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice. The citrus will start to "cook" the tuna so you want to serve it within an hour of marinating the tuna.
Yum Yum Sauce: You can buy bottled Yum Yum sauce or make your own, future post coming. You can also use Comeback Sauce or make a spicy mixture of 1/4 cup mayonnaise with 1 Tablespoon Sriracha.