Tuna Tartare

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Book Party

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (23)

Prep Time:
30 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
50 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
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Total:: 1 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

3 3/4 pounds very fresh tuna steak
1 1/4 cups olive oil
5 limes, zest grated
1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 1/2 teaspoons wasabi powder
2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons hot red pepper sauce
2 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
1 1/4 cups minced scallions, white and green parts (12 scallions)
3 1/4 tablespoons minced fresh jalapeno pepper, seeds removed
5 ripe Hass avocados
1 1/2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds, optional

Directions

Cut the tuna into 1/4-inch dice and place it in a very large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the olive oil, lime zest, lime juice, wasabi, soy sauce, hot red pepper sauce, salt, and pepper. Pour over the tuna, add the scallions and jalapeno, and mix well. Cut the avocados in half, remove the seed, and peel. Cut the avocados into 1/4-inch dice. Carefully mix the avocado into the tuna mixture. Add the toasted sesame seeds, if using, and season to taste. Allow the mixture to sit in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour for the flavors to blend. Serve on crackers.

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recipe Tuna Tartare
Debbie San Diego, CA 12-22-2008
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Ina scores again!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Awesome!! Used the recipe from the cookbook for smaller crowd. Some comments - prepared 6 hours before serving. Tended to... make avocados slightly mushy. Will prepare closer to serving time or add avocados closer to serving time. Wonton wrappers diagonally cut,baked as below comment were great. Preferred to use 4:1 vegetable oil to sesame oil for milder flavor and needed to "dust off" the flour after baking for better taste and esthetics. I like the lighter wonton to maximize the tartare. Great recipe!Read more
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Anonymous 08-26-2008
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Crowd Pleaser
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Living on the coast in SE Va. with Yellowfin plentiful in the summer, this is one of those recipes that gets used a lot for... summer entertaining. I serve it with store bought sesame wafer crackers, available in your international foods section, and with baked won ton triangles. My guests devour this appetizer! Also, I use wasabi paste, which I prefer over powder and serve seaweed salad on the side (Harris Teeter carries this in their prepared foods section near the seafood). Try it - you'll love it!Read more
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Sue Boca Raton, FL 04-20-2008
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Always a big hit at parties.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made this appetizer many times to bring to dinner parties. It has always been such a great hit. I am always asked... for the recipe. It is so flavorful & delicious. My husband's favorite of all time.Read more
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Anastassia San Francisco, CA 04-12-2008
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love it
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy to make. Healthy .The sky is always blue when I have it.
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Anonymous 02-29-2008
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Tuna Tartare
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is outstanding. My family begs for it. The recipe is for 50 but cuts down nicely. Wonderful!
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Karen NY, NY 08-17-2007
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Not my favorite tartare
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The tuna tartare was ok, definitely not the best I've tried, but would probaby make it again. Left out the wasabi powder... simply because I didn't have it - maybe that would have helped. I also didn't like the fact that the recipe was scaled to a large party crowd and not to say, 4 or 6. I found it difficult to divide this into a more normal portion.Read more