Recipes Nugget Markets Signature Recipes
Thai Tuna Salad Cabbage Wraps
- Prep time
- 15 minutes PT15M
- Cook time
- N/A PT0
- Yield
- 4–6 servings
- Difficulty
Serve this dish as a light lunch or as a healthy starter to an evening meal.
Ingredients
Salad:
- 12 ounces (2 cans) albacore tuna (packed in water)
- 4–6 small leaves Napa cabbage (leaves should be no bigger than the size of your hand)
- 3 green onions, sliced thin on the bias
- 6 sprigs fresh cilantro, minced
- 1 cup cucumber, diced small
- ½ cup red bell pepper, diced small
- 1 tablespoon red onion, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
Dressing:
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon Thai red curry paste
Preparation
Drain both cans of tuna and place contents in a bowl. Prep 4–6 cabbage leaves by removing the thick core of the leaf with a sharp pairing knife, discarding cores. Set cabbage aside. Add the other salad ingredients to the bowl with the tuna, and mix to combine.
To make the dressing, whisk sugar with vinegar and soy sauce until dissolved, then whisk in remaining dressing ingredients. Add vinaigrette to tuna mixture and toss together, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow flavors to marry.
To serve, place a cabbage leaf on a small salad plate, and top with a scoop of the chilled tuna salad. Serve immediately.
Techniques used in this recipe:
- dice
- dice: to cut ingredients into small cubes (1/4 inch for small, 1/3 inch for medium, 3/4 inch for large).
- mince
- mince: to chop into very small pieces.
Pair with
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Light Lager
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Riesling
Considered by many to be the most noble and unique wine grape varietal in the world. These kings of Alsace's wines are known for their soaring acidity and considerable concentration. This wine is often lower in alcohol, giving it less body. Rieslings are dry, with a fruity yet firm taste.
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Semillon
In Bordeaux and California, Semillon is often blended with Sauvignon Blanc. Because of its lean tartness Sauvignon Blanc is quite the opposite of Semillon - and, as they say, "Opposites attract." Outside Bordeaux, Semillon is becoming quite popular in Australia.