Tuna Tatare With Cucumber Avocado Relish

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Fresh tuna fillet - cut 1/8" dice
		Dressing
2		Garlic cloves - minced
1 teaspoon	5ml	Minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon	5ml	Finely-chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons	10ml	Soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Wasabi powder
2 teaspoons	10ml	Dark sesame oil
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
		Cucumber Avocado Relish
1		Cucumber (medium)
1/2		Ripe avocado - pitted, peeled,
		And cut into 1/8" dice
3 tablespoons	45ml	Fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon	5ml	Rice wine vinegar
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
		Garnish
		Fresh mint leaves
1		Baguette - cut thin slices
		And lightly toasted

Recipe Instructions

Prepare the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together all the dressing ingredients. Taste for seasoning. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve the tartare.

Prepare the relish: Peel the cucumber, cut in half lengthwise, and scoop out the seeds. Cut the cucmber into 1/8-inch dice. In a small bowl, stir together the cucumber, avocado, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Taste for seasoning. Place the tuna in a bowl. Add the dressing and mix gently, blending thoroughly.

For individual servings, use a 1/3-cup measure to scoop out the tuna mixture and invert onto chilled plates. Surround the tuna with relish and scatter mint leaves on top of the relish. Place a few baguette slices on each plate.

For a buffet, use a small bowl to shape the tuna into a single dome in the center of a serving plate. Surround with the relish, mint leaves, and baguette slices.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - Recipe courtesy of Diane Worthington, The Cuisine Of California - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-9112 broadcast 04-21-1998) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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