Grilled Seared Tuna Steak

My favorite dish to get at a restaurant is seared tuna, especially served with a ponzu sauce or some sort of Asian inspired sauce. In college, I loved this one seared tuna dish at the Lost Dog Café.  It was a sandwich called the Voodoo Ahi Tuna. Instead of a ponzu sauce, it was seared tuna with garlic mayo. Add some sweet potato fries and you got an amazing dish. Looking for something a tad healthier, I decided to make a grilled seared tuna steak for dinner for myself and my favorite sous chef. The verdict – We will definitely keep this dish in our dinner rotation. Also, it is a fast meal to make for a weeknight meal. This comes in especially handy as work has started up again.



Grilled Seared Tuna Steak
A Polka Dot Chef Original

2 Tuna Steaks
1 cup Marinade – I used Teriyaki with Garlic Sauce
3 cloves of garlic sliced
2 cups Sesame Seeds


Place marinade in gallon sized freezer bag along with the 3 cloves of garlic. Put tuna steaks in bag and place in refrigerator for 20 minutes. Place sesame seeds on a plate. Coat tuna steaks in sesame seeds. Heat grill pan. When hot, place tuna on grill pan, cooking about 4-5 minutes per side to be seared rare. Sidebar – I like my tuna rare. Cook your tuna steak longer if you would like it more done. Served in this picture with sautéed spinach and zucchini.