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Salmon or Tuna Carpaccio with Wasabi Sauce
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- Total Time
- 30 minutes
- Rating
- Notes
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Ingredients
- 12ounces sushi-grade salmon or ahi tuna, cut into four 3-ounce pieces
- ½teaspoon wasabi paste
- 1tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- ½teaspoon soy sauce
- 1tablespoon Greek yogurt
- 1tablespoon heavy cream
- Shiso for garnish
- cilantro sprigs or chervil sprigs for garnish
- 1cup finely diced cucumber
- 2tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 1tablespoon sesame oil
For the Cucumber Accompaniment
Preparation
- Step 1
Lightly brush a sheet of plastic with olive oil and lay a piece of fish on it. Lightly brush surface of fish with olive oil and lay another sheet of plastic on top. Using the flat side of a meat tenderizer or a rolling pin, gently pound fish until it is very thin, ¼ to ⅛ inch thick. Take care not to tear the fish; if it seems that it will break apart, stop when it’s a little thicker than ¼ inch. Repeat with remaining pieces. Gently unpeel top layer of plastic and then set it back over the fish. Place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Step 2
Whisk together wasabi, vinegar, soy sauce, yogurt, and cream in a small bowl or measuring cup.
- Step 3
Toss cucumber with rice vinegar and sesame oil.
- Step 4
Cut each piece of flattened fish into smaller pieces and fan out on plates or on a platter. Using a pastry brush, brush each piece of fish with the wasabi sauce. Place a spoonful of the cucumber salad on each plate, garnish with shiso, cilantro or chervil and serve.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
Sauce unexpectedly delightful! Served w seared Ahi Tuna from fishmonger. Drizzled w sauce w/ green salad. Next time - try cucumber salad.
Made this a bit different than recipe. Seared a tuna steak so it was rare on the inside. Cut on the bias and served on sesame rice crackers with sauce and a bit if cucumber salad. Topped each cracker with cilantro. Served with cold sake. Perfect for a hot day.
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