sesame tuna with sweet potato puree & greens

Serving size

1 person 2 people 4 people

Ingredients

1 tbsp tamari (Soya)

(Water, Soybeans, Salt, Spirit Vinegar)
1 sweet potato
1 unwaxed lime
2 carrot
1 spring onion
1 garlic clove
1 avocado
2 tbsp sesame oil (Sesame)
1 handful of fresh coriander
160g green beans
2 wild-caught albacore tuna steak (Fish)
1 red cabbage

Allergens

Contains: Soya, Fish, Sesame

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	93Kcal	717Kcal
	390kJ	2998kJ
Fat	4.6g	35g
of which saturates	0.9g	6.7g
Carbohydrates	8g	60g
of which sugars	3.7g	28g
Protein	5.6g	43g
Salt	0.14g	1.1g
Fibre	2.2g	17g

Ingredients

2 wild-caught albacore tuna steak (use half) (Fish)
1 spring onion (use half)
1 tbsp sesame oil (Sesame)
1 carrot
1 avocado (use half)
1 red cabbage (use half)
1 unwaxed lime (use half)
1 garlic clove (use half)
160g green beans (use half)
1 tbsp tamari (use half) (Soya)

(Water, Soybeans, Salt, Spirit Vinegar)
1 sweet potato (use half)
1 handful of fresh coriander (use half)

Allergens

Contains: Soya, Fish, Sesame

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	93Kcal	717Kcal
	390kJ	2998kJ
Fat	4.6g	35g
of which saturates	0.9g	6.7g
Carbohydrates	8g	60g
of which sugars	3.7g	28g
Protein	5.6g	43g
Salt	0.14g	1.1g
Fibre	2.2g	17g

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sesame tuna with sweet potato puree & greens

Name: sesame tuna with sweet potato puree & greens
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp tamari; 1 sweet potato; 1 unwaxed lime; 2 carrot; 1 spring onion; 1 garlic clove; 1 avocado; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 1 handful of fresh coriander; 160g green beans; 2 wild-caught albacore tuna steak; 1 red cabbage

Prep time: 0 mins

Total time: 25 mins

Cuisine: Asian

Food group: Fish

sesame tuna with sweet potato puree & greens

Cooking Instructions

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As of December 2025, we've revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Boil a kettle. peel and dice the sweet potato and place in a a pan with boiling water and a pinch of salt and boil for 15 mins. then mash or blend to a puree. Roughly chop the green beans and in a pan of boiling water, boil for 5 mins and drain.
To make the slaw, add to a bowl the following. Finely shred the cabbage, Slice the spring onion, grate the carrot, peel and finely chop the garlic, roughly chop the coriander, add the green beans, tamari, sesame oil. De-stone and slice/fan the avocado. Season with salt and pepper
Heat a medium non-stick pan with 1 tbsp oil on a medium-high heat. Season the tuna and cook for 3-5 mins on both sides and slice.
To plate, spoon the sweet potato puree onto the plate, add the tuna and spoon the slaw onto the plate.