Seared tuna and sesame rice bowl

This nutritious brown rice bowl topped with fresh, seared tuna is clean eating at its very best – wholesome and tasty.

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 200g short-grain brown rice
• Pinch of Himalayan salt
• 4 tsp nori flakes
• 2 tsp Lucy Bee coconut oil
• 2 small, thick tuna steaks
• 1 avocado, peeled and sliced
• ½ cucumber, peeled, deseeded and sliced into thin batons
• 2 tbsp black sesame seeds, toasted in a dry pan
• Handful of fresh coriander, leaves only, chopped
• Pickled ginger, to serve

For the dressing

• Juice of ½ lemon
• Juice of ½ orange
• 1 tsp manuka honey
• 2 tbsp gluten-free tamari sauce
• ½ tbsp gluten-free fish sauce
• 1 tbsp brown rice vinegar

Method

1. Cook the rice in about double its volume of water with the salt for 40 minutes or until tender. Drain, transfer to a large mixing bowl and stir through the nori flakes.

2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the lemon and orange juice, honey, tamari, fish sauce and brown rice vinegar together to make a dressing.

3. Heat the coconut oil in a griddle pan to a fairly high heat, add the tuna steaks and sear for about 30–45 seconds on each side (the middle should still be pink). Remove to a board to rest for a couple of minutes, before slicing into thin pieces.

4. Divide the rice, avocado, cucumber and tuna slices between deep bowls. Scatter over the black sesame seeds, pour over the dressing, top with fresh coriander and serve, with pickled ginger.

From Coconut Oil: Nature’s Perfect Ingredient. Recipe text © 2015 Lucy Bee Limited.