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Ben O'Donoghue

Tuna ceviche with aromatic salad


Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

Marinade

  • 5 Limes juice of
  • 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Palm Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Coconut milk

Garnish

  • 200 ml vegetable oil
  • 100 g Thai pink shallots finely sliced lengthways
  • 3 finely sliced lengthways Garlic Cloves

Salad

  • purple basil leaf
  • 3 cups loosely packed frisee
  • Endive leaf smaller inside leaves
  • Mint
  • baby basil leaf
  • 1 bunch fresh coriander leaf
  • 500 g fresh Tuna
  • 2 diced Avocados
  • Salt
  • Ground black Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice

Method

Marinade

  1. Mix all the ingredients together in a ceramic bowl.

Garnish

  1. Heat 150 mL of the oil in a small pan.
  2. Fry the shallots and garlic separately until golden.
  3. Be aware that the colour will increase after they have been fried.
  4. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
  5. Cool and reserve.

Salad

  1. Rinse and drain the cress, endive, mint, basil and coriander leaves.
  2. Transfer to a bowl, cover, and place in the refrigerator, until required.
  3. Using a very sharp knife, neatly cut the tuna into 1 cm/1/3 in slices.
  4. Place in the marinade, covering all the slices well, and leave for 5 minutes.
  5. Season the avocados with salt and pepper and toss with the lemon juice.
  6. Gently drain the tuna, then arrange on a serving plate.
  7. Top with the avocado and drizzle over a little of the remaining oil.
  8. Toss the last of the oil with the cress and coriander and arrange on top of the avocado.
  9. Grind the fried shallots and garlic with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and sugar in a mortar and pestle to give a crumbly texture.
  10. Sprinkle over the salad and serve at once.
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Notes & Tips

Buy a nice fresh piece of tuna from your fishmonger. Things to look for are a deep red colour, a firm smooth flesh that doesn't appear dull or watery and the cut surface should have a rainbow-like shimmer across it. Always have a smell; it should be fresh and a little salty.

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  • Merryn13
    3 months ago

    A friend gave us half of a yellow fin tuna he caught and I'd seen this recipe before. I used golden shallots instead of pink but otherwise followed this recipe. Sublime! The fresh flavours blended beautifully together. Thanks for sharing.

  • SP78
    January 2009

    I think, my family as well love your recipes and locations. Sonya. x

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