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This is one of my favorite warm-weather meals — Seared Tuna and Soba Noodle Stir Fry Bowls!
After a trip to Maui one spring break filled with all kinds of delicious fresh fish dishes, I came home inspired. One thing that Maui really does well is Ahi Tuna. I ate *so many* incredible tuna dishes that I just loved. So, after a few weeks of being home, my cravings kicked in and I thought it would be fun to make these Seared Tuna and Soba Noodle Bowls. They are easy to make if you can find good quality fresh tuna to work with. If you can find that, the rest comes together in no time and the taste is absolutely delicious!
What You’ll Need:
- Fresh Bigeye or Ahi Tuna
- Everything But the Bagel Seasoning
- Soba Noodles
- Fresno Chili
- Matchstick Carrots
- Avocado
- Watermelon Radish
- Limes
- Plus, a Few Additional Pantry Ingredients
You’ll start by making the soba noodle base for your bowls. You’ll boil your noodles according to the package directions then set them aside while you make the rest of the noodle base by sauteeing the Fresno chili, garlic, and snowpeas in a combination of avocado and sesame oil with ginger powder. Next, you’ll add the coconut aminos and fresh lime juice with the noodles to the skillet and toss until well coated then set aside while you quickly sear up the tuna.
For the tuna, you’ll simply coat both sides in Everything But the Bagel Seasoning. This helps create a great crust while also adding lots of flavor! You’ll place these tuna onto a very hot skillet and sear very quickly. I cook mine for 30 seconds on each side, but if you prefer to have your tuna more cooked, you can increase the cooking time to 90 seconds per side for medium rare. Let the tuna rest for at least a minute then cut into slices using a very sharp knife.
To assemble, simply divide the soba noodle stir fry into your bowls then top with sliced tuna, avocado, and radish. Serve with lime wedges and enjoy!
I hope you enjoy these fresh, filling, and flavorful seared tuna bowls as much as I did!
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Seared Tuna Soba Noodle Bowls
Ingredients
For the Soba Noodle Stir Fry:
- 9.5 oz soba noodles package
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 fresno chili, thinly sliced (a small jalapeno is ok too)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 oz snow peas
- 1/2 cup matchstick carrots
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 3 tbsp coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
For the Seared Tuna:
- 4 4oz fresh bigeye or ahi tuna filets
- 4 tsp Everything but the Bagel seasoning
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
For Serving:
- 1 avocado, sliced, for serving
- 1/2 watermelon radish, sliced thin, for serving
- 1 lime, sliced into wedges, for serving
Instructions
For the Soba Noodle Stir Fry:
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Once boiling add the soba noodles and cook according to the package instructions. Drain, rinse well and set aside.
- Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat with avocado oil and sesame oil. Add the Fresno chilis, garlic, snow peas, carrots and ginger powder. Sautee, stirring, until snow peas are slightly charred and tender, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the soba noodles, coconut aminos and fresh lime juice. Continue cooking, stirring, until all flavors are combined, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove the stir fry from the heat but cover to keep warm while you prepare the tuna steaks.
For the Seared Tuna:
- Place the Everything But the Bagel seasoning on a plate and coat both large sides of the tuna filets so that it is completely and evenly coated.
- Heat a skillet over high heat with 2 tablespoons avocado oil. Swirl the pan so the oil evenly coats the pan. The skillet should be very hot. Sear tuna steaks, about 30 seconds per side for rare and 90 seconds per side for medium rare and warm in the center. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for a minute. Using a very sharp, good knife, carefully slice the tuna steaks.
- Serve the tuna steaks with the soba noodle stir fry along with sliced avocado, watermelon radishes, and a wedge of lime. Enjoy!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Me again…the truffle oil was sprinkled on the dish at the end.
Great flavors in this! I didn’t have sesame oil (I thought it was in the cupboard – nope), so I used truffle oil.
I also thought the everything-but-the-bagel seasoning was a great idea.
This recipe was very easy and delicious! We also added some bok choy to it. The everything seasoning was such a great idea for the Tuna. Will be making again.
Delicious dinner and great hack to just use bagel seasoning to sear tuna! This is going to be very handy for all my summer salads 🙂
Good recipe but when do you use the sesame oil??
oopsies sorry about that typo, just edited the recipe to clarify.
Hey Alex! Have you had any success finding gluten-free soba noodles? I’m in Austin so we have similar stores to you in Dallas, and I haven’t been able to find them at Whole Foods, Central Market, or at HEB! 🙁