Green Valley Spa

Seared Hoisin Tuna w/ Sesame Seeds

Makes 4 Servings at approximately 198 calories per serving.

1   cup Hoisin Sauce

¼   cup Soy Sauce, light

2   cloves Garlic

1   tsp. Dijon Mustard

4   4 oz. servings Ahi Tuna (Yellow Fin)

¼   tsp. Fennel Seeds

¼   tsp. Mustard Seeds

¼   tsp. Coriander Seeds

¼   tsp. Black Peppercorns

4   tbsp. Sesame Seeds

1   tbsp. Black Sesame Seeds

1. Blend Hoisin sauce, soy sauce, garlic and mustard well in a blender.
2. Add marinade and tuna to a zip lock bag.  Place in the refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight (turn several times).
3. Toast fennel seeds, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, and black peppercorns over a hot burner, stirring frequently until fragrant.  Grind in a spice grinder.
4. Add sesame seeds and black sesame seeds to spice mixture.
5. Dip each side of the marinated tuna into the seed/spice mixture.
6. Spray pan with pan spray or olive oil and sear tuna over medium heat until medium rare.

Serve on plate and ENJOY!

Only 52 days until Green Valley’s Godmother of Fitness runs the Boston Marathon!  Marium has begun high-performance training with her two sons and is right on track.  April 15th is fast approaching and we can’t wait!  Go Marium!

Courage and Willpower, Isabel Suppe has both. Come out and hear Isabel’s remarkable story of crawling over ice for two days to save herself and partner — in sub-zero temperatures — and how courage and willpower saved her life.

On Sunday, November 4 at 5pm and Monday, November 5 at 7pm Green Valley Spa & Resort will host Isabel Suppe for a motivational presentation/lecture. Isabel will share her remarkable story of survival and overcoming adversity. In July 2010, Isabel was climbing an ice-face in the Bolivian Andes with Peter Wiesenekker. But then Peter slipped, causing both climbers to fall 1100 ft to the bottom of the face. Both of them miraculously survived the fall but were severely injured. However, at 16000 ft above sea level in an inaccessible mountain with extremely low temperatures and no means of communication, a broken foot with an important loss of blood is equivalent to a death sentence. Seeing that Peter was in no conditions to go and seek help, Isabel understood that their only chance to live lay in her trying to cross the glacier dragging herself over the ice so as to send SOS light signals to base camp. She decided to make her bet on life and spent two days dragging herself over the glacier.

Padre Canyon is one of Green Valley’s most popular hikes because of it’s variety of terrain and majestic views of Snow Canyon State Park.  It has everything from steep climbs to sand dunes to ponds that might even require some wading, depending on the time of year.  There is no shortage of obstacles throughout this trek, which makes it one of our favorites!

Padre Canyon. Pictures by Anna Cranmer.