Tuna with Crispy Capers & Lemon Zest

20Oct09

This took me less than 10 minutes to make, blanching included. I love the colors and it was very good! I wish raw fish was cheaper.

[100% organic & wild]
Ingredients:

Handful of mixed greens
Handful of green beans, blanched
1-2 oz. fresh tuna, cut into sashimi pieces
2 TB olive oil
2 TB salted capers, rinsed
1 TB finely grated lemon zest
Cracked [...]

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Tags: ahi tuna, capers, cwST originals, fish, green beans, lemon zest, salad, sashimi, seafood

Ahi Tuna Tartare with Avocado

28Feb09

Ok, I’m not a professional chef and I don’t have special instruments to make my food look pretty. My adaptation of the following doesn’t look nice but it was so tasty! I also made it with Atlantic salmon. I made the tartare with equal parts of fish and avocado.

[Wild & 100% organic]
Ingredients:

Sashimi grade ahi [...]

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Tags: ahi tuna, appetizers, avocados, baguette, fish, fruit, green onions, lemon juice, mirin, rice flour, sesame oil, soy sauce

Sesame Ahi Tuna with Asparagus

26Feb09

Very easy and quick. I had this right before going to my MCAT class!

[100% organic & wild]
Ingredients:

1 ahi tuna steak
white and black sesame seeds
olive oil
3 TB soy sauce
3 TB rice vinegar
3 TB sake
1 TB brown sugar

Instructions:

Pat dry the tuna
Pour olive oil into a bowl and place sesame seeds inside
Coat the tuna with sesame seeds
Boil water [...]

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Tags: ahi tuna, asparagus, fish, rice vinegar, sake, seafood, sesame seeds, soy sauce

Sesame Ahi Tuna with Romano Beans, Prosciutto & Salsa Verde

20Feb09

I’ve been looking forward to today since last Sunday. I’ve had 4 exams this past week, MCAT classes, and I have a practice MCAT exam tomorrow. So I’ve been really tired and going out to eat a lot. I barely cooked at home during this past week; I had dinner at home on Wednesday night.

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Tags: ahi tuna, anchovies, basil, capers, fish, parsley, prosciutto, red wine vinegar, romano beans, seafood, sesame seeds