Tuna Tataki, Salted Watermelon Salad, Green Tea Soba with My Style Ponzu Sauce

(Serves 6)

Ingredients

• 6 100gm pieces tuna

Water Melon Salad

• 600gm watermelon
• 10 gms Malden sea salt

My Ponzu

• 75ml low salt Kikkoman Soya sauce
• 75ml sake
• 75ml raspberry vinegar
• 6 cloves
• 1 star aniseed
• ½ cinnamon quail
• 150 gms cooked green tea soba noodles

Method

Mix together all the ponzu ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes to allow all the flavors to infuse.

Strain and allow to cool.

Cut water melon into 1 cm dice and toss with the salt.

To serve:

Marinade the tuna in a little of the ponzu for 3 to 4 minutes.

Remove tuna from the ponzu, drain and pat dry.

Sear tuna for 1 minute on each side in a hot pan, spoon melon into a bowl and top with the warm tuna and the soba noodle spoon around the remaining my ponzu.