Chopped Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup roasted fresh corn (2 ears) cut off the cob
- 1 to 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tuna steaks, 4 oz. each
- 1/2 cup diced bell pepper
- 1/2 cup diced carrots
- 1/2 cup diced jicama
- 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 cup shredded red cabbage
- 4 cups angel hair pasta (cooked)
- 4 cups mixed baby lettuces
- 4 Roma tomatoes, quartered
- 1/2 cup sesame oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/8 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp fresh squeezed lime juice
Instructions
Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Cook tuna steaks to medium rare, until just barely pink, about 3 minutes a side. Set aside and keep warm. In large bowl, combine the red pepper, carrots, jicama, green pepper, roasted corn and red cabbage. Moisten angel-hair pasta with some of vinaigrette to coat. To serve, divide the pasta among 4 bowls or plates. Top with the mixed baby lettuce, then with the chopped vegetable mix. Place tomatoes around the edges of each plate. Slice the tuna steaks and fan over each salad. Serve splashed with vinaigrette dressing. To make dressing, whisk sesame oil, soy sauce, red wine vinegar, sugar and lime juice together and shake in a jar. Chill in the refrigerator before serving.
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