Tuna tartar with avocado and finger lime

Starters with clean flavors, a good balance between them and a different and/or fun appearance is something I really like.

I happened to have a piece of really nice tuna at home when I came up with this idea.

I also have found something completely new to me - finger lime. Mia at the vegetable vendor Grönsakshallen Sorunda  was kind enough to introduce me to this fantastic fruit when I was there and had a look around the other day. I’ll write more about it here on the blog in the future, so keep your eyes open and you’ll know more about it soon. In short you can describe it as a long, fingerlike, lime with pulp that you can squeeze out of it and it looks like caviar. It’s a really sour, with a slightly salty undertone, kind of caviar. Not like anything else. A fantastic little thing!

If you can’t get hold of finger lime, don’t be sad. Especially not if your in Sweden. i guess there aren’t that many places that cal sell you these babies here. Use the pulp from regular lime instead.The wonton can be exchanged for an unsalted crisp of some kind. It’s the thin, crispy experience I’m after here!

Good luck and don’t forget to write me about the result.

Deep fry the wonton wrapper in oil until it puffs up and becomes crispy. Let it drip off and cool on kitchen paper.
Cut the tuna into small cubes, no bigger than 5x5 mm. Do the same thing with the avocado and DON’T mix them.
Mix the tuna with soy, wasabi, sesame oil and sesame seeds. The surfaces of the fish should just be lightly coated with the liquid, not swim in it.
Use a metal cylinder and oil the inside of it slightly. Fill it with the tuna and put the avocado on top. Apply a light pressure on the tartar and remove the cylinder.
Add the garnish - the finger lime “caviar” and the wonton wrapper. Place the water cress leafs around your tartar.
Done! Why not enjoy this with a great white wine? I like The Hermit Crab from McLaren Vale, Australia. It’s based on 58% viognier and 42% marsanne and goes great with Asian spicy and sour dishes.