Refreshing tuna poke with Japanese flavors like dashi and wasabi, perfect with sake.
Poke is a Hawaiian dish that’s become popular worldwide, often featuring marinated raw fish with fresh vegetables. This Japanese-style poke takes inspiration from the original but adds a unique twist with dashi powder and wasabi, creating a flavor profile that pairs beautifully with sake. This version uses sashimi-grade tuna, creamy avocado, tobikko (flying fish roe), and crunchy green onion, all tied together with a savory soy–mirin–sesame dressing. It’s refreshing, full of umami, and simple to prepare. Perfect for sake lovers, but it also goes great with beer or as a light appetizer for gatherings.
Cut the tuna into cubes and mix with soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, dashi powder, wasabi, and sesame seeds. Let it marinate in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Dice the avocado into 1 cm cubes. Add it to the tuna along with tobikko, chopped green onion, and shredded nori.
Mix gently.Chill until ready to serve and enjoy cold.
