Yellowfin Tuna with Avocado and Piment D'Espelette Recipe

Ingredients

  • ½ pound sushi-grade yellowfin or ahi tuna, in one piece
  • 2½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, preferably Spanish
  • 1 ruby red grapefruit, peeled, sectioned and diced
  • Juice of ½ lime
  • 1 pinch of sea salt
  • 1 good pinch of ground piment d'Espelette or other moderately hot red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon toasted pine nuts
  • 1 ripe avocado, peeled
  • 2 large opal basil leaves (see Note below)

Description

“I Grew Up With A Little Pepper In My Food,” Chef Laurent Manrique Told Me, Describing His Early Life In A Small Village In The Section Of Gascony Where Duck, Foie Gras, And Confit Are Best Known. In Fact, He Lived Close Enough To The Basque C

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