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Tuna tartare with cucumber and cilantro.

Quick and Easy Tuna Tartare

Tuna tartare is light, full of flavor, and super impressive to make for family and friends. This is definitely one to add to any entertaining menu! I'm using wonton wrappers as a serving vessel here, but you can definitely serve this with crackers or crostini as well.
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Happy Hour, Lunch, Snacks
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people
Calories 360 kcal

Equipment

  • Muffin tin
  • Food mold or cookie cutter

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb sushi grade tuna frozen, diced, ½" cubes
  • 12 wonton wrappers
  • 1 tablespoon neutral oil such as vegetable oil
  • 3 avocados diced, ½" cubes
  • 1 tablespoon wasabi paste
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon soy sauce
  • ½ tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • ½ tablespoon lime juice and zest from one lime
  • 1 tablespoon green onion chopped
  • ½ cucumber very thinly sliced
  • 5 tablespoon cilantro leaves

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  • Prep your tuna: chop tuna into ½" cubes. Just try to get them as close to the same size as you can. Set aside in the fridge.
  • For the wonton cups: brush oil inside of muffin tins. Shape each wonton wrapper in a muffin tin (it should look like a small bowl). Brush the inside with oil. Bake in the oven for 3-5 minutes MAX.
    For the wonton crackers: cut each wonton in half diagonally. Spread in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Brush with oil. Bake for 2-4 minutes MAX.
    Keep an eye on both of these, no matter which method you're using. They burn QUICKLY.
    Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
  • Combine the avocado, salt and the wasabi paste in a small bowl, until the avocado is covered with the wasabi. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk the soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, lime juice and zest, and green onion together. Add the tuna, and stir well to combine.

Assembly

  • For the cups: spoon about a tablespoon of avocado in the bottom of the cup. Add the tuna on top. Top with cilantro and cucumber slices.
  • For the classic tartare presentation: using a circular food mold, or a cookie cutter, tightly pack the avocado in the bottom of the ring. It should be about an inch deep. Add the same amount of tuna. Press both down to pack together so it won't fall apart when you remove the mold.
    Remove the mold carefully, then add cucumber and cilantro to the top.
  • Serve!

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Notes

  • Make sure you're watching the wontons as they cook. I burnt the first few batches - the cook super quickly!
  • Feel free to leave out the wasabi paste if you're not into it! But definitely make sure you season the avocado with salt, that's so important for the flavor!

Nutrition

Serving: 150gCalories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 22gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 842mgPotassium: 764mgFiber: 7gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1851IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 2mg
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