Nobu’s sashimi salad with Matsuhisa dressing recipe

A favourite with customers from when Matsuhisa first opened, Matsuhisa dressing is an appetising soy-sauce-based mixture enhanced by sweet onions and aromatic sesame oil.

Sashimi salad with Matsuhisa dressing

Ingredients

(serves 4)

Sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper

200g fresh tuna fillet

5tbsp plus 1tsp Matsuhisa dressing

60g assorted salad vegetables (e.g. micro greens)

For the matsuhisa dressing (yields 350ml)

70g finely chopped onion

2tbsp plus 2tsp soy sauce

1tbsp plus 1tsp rice vinegar

2tsp water

½tsp granulated sugar

A pinch sea salt

¼tsp powdered mustard

A pinch freshly ground black pepper

4tsp grapeseed oil

Method

1. Make the dressing: combine all the ingredients except the oils. When the salt is fully dissolved, add oils. (Note: This all-purpose dressing also works with meat and tofu).

2. Preheat a grill or broiler. Sprinkle a little sea salt and black pepper on the tuna. Briefly sear the tuna until its surface turns white. Plunge the fillet into iced water to stop it cooking any further, then shake off the excess water.

3. Pour the Matsuhisa dressing into a serving dish. Arrange the salad vegetables in the center of the dish. Cut the tuna into slices ⅛ inch (4-5mm) thick. Roll each slice into a cylinder and place them in a petal-like pattern around the vegetables in the center.