Shaved Fennel Salad with Coriander Crusted Hamachi
Recipe courtesy of Ming Tsai
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 3 heads of fennel, cored and sliced super thinly on mandoline
- Juice of 2 limes
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
- 4 four-ounce pieces of hamachi or ahi, skin-off
- 3 tablespoons coarsely ground coriander
- Canola oil for cooking
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Preparation:
- Place coriander in a pie plate. Season the hamachi with salt and pepper and press both sides of hamachi into coriander.
- Lightly coat a sauté pan with canola oil over high heat and sear the hamachi on both sides, about 30 seconds per side.
- To make salad, combine fennel, lime juice, grapeseed oil, and chives in a large bowl. Check for flavor and season; let macerate for 5 minutes.
- To serve, place a small mound of fennel salad in center of plate and top with thinly sliced hamachi.