Asian Tuna Bites with Dijon Dipping Sauce

By cserumga

1 appetizer with 3/4 teaspoon sauce equals 29 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 123 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 4 g protein.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 pound tuna steaks, cut into thirty 1-inch cubes
• Cooking spray
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 green onions, finely chopped

Preparation

Step 1

•In a small bowl, whisk the first five ingredients; set aside. Spritz tuna with cooking spray. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, brown tuna on all sides in batches until medium-rare or slightly pink in the center; remove from the skillet.

• On each of 30 wooden appetizer skewers, thread one tuna cube. Arrange on a serving platter. Garnish with onions. Serve with sauce.