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Tuna Sunomono
🇯🇵 Japanese

Tuna Sunomono

🇯🇵 Japanese

A bright, herb-packed japanese salad where tuna meets a punchy dressing — fresh, loud and addictive. Ready in 15 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic1/2, thinly sliced
  • Olive Oil3 tbsp
  • Cucumber2, sliced
  • Tuna500 g, sashimi-grade
  • Rice Vinegar1, juiced
  • Shiso Leaveshandful, torn
  • Toasted Sesame Seeds1 tbsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the rice vinegar juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.

  2. 2

    Prepare the tuna — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.

  3. 3

    Toss the tuna with the garlic, shiso leaves and the dressing just before serving.

  4. 4

    Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of rice vinegar if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

Prep everything before the heat goes on — japanese cooking moves fast once it starts.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Seafood Sunomono |Special Sushi |How To Make Sushi · on YouTube