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Tuna Tartare Recipe
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Tuna Tartare

This easy Tuna Tartare Recipe features ahi tuna in a simple soy marinate served over wasabi-spiked avocado with ponzu sauce and wonton chips. This is an easy dairy and gluten-free appetizer perfect for seafood lovers!
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Makes: 4 - 6 servings

Ingredients

Tuna

  • 12 oz raw ahi tuna, fresh sushi-grade
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • 1 teaspoon ginger paste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons sriracha
  • 1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onion
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
  • 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds

Avocado

  • 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and diced
  • 1 tablespoon Japanese mayo (kewpie)
  • 1 teaspoon wasabi paste
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon mixed sesame seeds
  • salt and pepper

Remaining ingredients

  • 1 baby cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons ponzu sauce
  • wonton chips, for serving

Instructions

  • Dice and marinate the tuna. Cut the tuna into small (1/2") cubes. Toss with the soy, mirin, sesame, sriracha, ginger, and green onion until well coated. Refrigerate until ready to assemble.
  • Mix the avocado. Lightly mash the avocado and mix with the mayo, wasabi, salt, pepper, and lime juice.
  • Assemble. Use a ring mold to assemble. Press the avocado into the bottom of the mold, then top with tuna and press to pack it in. Remove the mold and top with thinly sliced cucumber and sesame seeds. Drizzle with ponzu sauce before serving with wonton chips.

Notes

  • For instructions on making your own wonton chips, see above blog post. 
  • When eating raw fish, it’s important that it be as fresh as possible and of the highest quality. Make sure to use fresh sushi-grade ahi tuna in this tartare recipe.
  • Always buy your raw fish from a reputable source.