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ahi tuna lettuce wrap dipped into creamy sweet chili garlic sauce

Get the Recipe: Ahi Tuna Lettuce Wraps

These delicious Ahi Tuna Lettuce Wraps make the perfect healthy meal! You’ll love these refreshing lettuce cups filled with flavorful marinated tuna steaks and crunchy veggies, all finished off with an amazing, creamy dipping sauce.
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Ingredients
 

For the Tuna

  • 2 large Ahi Tuna Steaks
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey, or sugar-free maple syrup to keep it low-carb
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon sweet chili garlic sauce
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • 2 tablespoons EACH white sesame seeds and black sesame seeds, for coating

For the Lettuce Wraps

  • 1 head of butter lettuce
  • 1 cup finely shredded carrots
  • 1 cup very thinly sliced baby cucumber
  • 3 small radishes cut in half and very thinly sliced
  • cup chopped green onions

Dipping Sauce

  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon sweet chili garlic sauce, or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seed oil, or more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon water, if needed, see notes

Equipment

Instructions
 

  • Combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, sweetener, lemon juice, chili garlic sauce, minced garlic and ginger. Place the ahi tuna steaks into a shallow bowl and pour the marinade over them, using tongs flip the steaks to cover both sides. Chill the steaks for at least three hours, ideally up to 6 hours.
  • When ready to make the lettuce wraps prep the other ingredients before cooking the tuna steaks so you can enjoy them immediately.
  • Prepare the lettuce wraps by separating the lettuce leaves. Top with the shredded carrots, baby cucumber slices, and radishes, set aside.
  • Make the dipping sauce by whisking together the mayonnaise, sweet chili garlic sauce and totasted sesame seed oil.
  • When ready to cook the tuna steaks remove them from the marinade and place the white and black sesame seeds on a plate. Lightly press each side of the tuna into the sesame seeds so each side is lightly coated.
  • Heat a skillet over high heat. Add 2-3 tablespoons of avocado oil. When the pan is extremely hot carefully add the steaks to the oil. Cook for 45 seconds - 1 minute on each side. (cooking time depends on the level of rareness you prefer your tuna)
  • Remove the tuna from the pan and allow it to rest 5 minutes. When ready to serve slice the tuna against the grain and add to the lettuce wraps.
  • Top with chopped green onions and additional sesame seeds if desired. Serve with the dipping sauce.

Notes

When made with sugar-free maple syrup instead of honey, each serving (1/4th of recipe) has 5.6 net carbs, assuming the tuna absorbs roughly half of the marinade.
Serving: 0.25 of recipe (made with sugar-free maple syrup), Calories: 279kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 23.7g, Fat: 17.1g, Cholesterol: 39mg, Sodium: 398.4mg, Fiber: 2.4g, Sugar: 2.8g
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