Tuna Poke Recipe

This tasty healthy recipe is courtesy of Brian Ashby, owner-chef at 8th & Union Kitchen in Wilmington. Enjoy.

Tuna Poke

• 1 cup cooked brown rice, served room temperature
• ¼ sliced avocado
• ¼ cup pineapple
• ¼ cup cucumber
• 4 oz. sushi-grade tuna
• 2 oz. poke dressing
• ¼ cup wakame (seaweed salad)
• Toasted sesame seeds
• A dousing of your favorite hot sauce (sriracha works well)

Other additions:

• Shredded carrot
• Kale
• Chili peppers
• Pickled shallots
• Mango

Dice all fruit, vegetables and protein. Mix in a bowl with dressing (recipe below). Pour over top of rice.

Poke Dressing

• ½ cup mirin
• ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
• ½ cup soy
• 1 cup lemon juice
• Salt
• 1/6 cup sesame oil
• 1/8 cup coconut oil 

Combine in blender. 

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