Seared Ahi and Tri Color Tomatoes

I saw a picture of a salad similar to this in the news paper the other day (it was an article on tomatoes). I figured I would try to reproduce it. I think it came out pretty good.

I got some nice fresh Ahi steaks to sear. I am cooking away and Joshua started crying (I went to check on him) and ended up cooking most of the way through. They were still a little pink, but I would have liked them to be more raw in the middle.

2 tsp sesame oil
1 red bell pepper (sliced into strips)
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 lb fresh Ahi steak(s)
1 jalapeno pepper (seeded and chopped into small bits)
1 shallot (chopped into small bits)
2 tbsp cilantro (pulled from steam and chopped very fine)

lettuce or spring greens
3 tomatoes (1 red, 1 yellow and 1 orange, sliced)
1 cucumber (cut into thick slices)
olive oil and balsamic vinegar (to dress salad)
2 tbsp fresh basil (torn into little strips)
salt (to taste)
4 oz goat cheese (crumbled)

Heat the sesame oil in a skillet. Cook red pepper few minutes (till they soften some) and place them on the side. Place soy sauce in a bowl. Place jalapeno, shallot and cilantro on a plate. Dip tuna in the soy sauce (for 1 minute each side) coat with spices and place in skillet. Cook fish until outside browns. Remove and cut into strips.

I mixing bowl mix red peppers, cucumber, oil, vinegar, basil and salt. Place lettuce on plates. Arrange tomatoes on top of lettuce. Pour dressing over tomatoes. Top with Ahi than goat cheese.