Sesame Crusted Tuna & Avocado Puree & Ratatouille - Step by Step

Ingredients:

3 cloves Garlic (diced)

1/2 Red Onion (diced)

1 Jalapeno (diced)

1/2 Yellow Pepper (diced)

1/2 Red Pepper (diced)

1 Zucchini (diced)

1 small Eggplant (diced)

1 Avocado (diced)

1/2 Beef Steak Tomato (diced)

1/4 cup White WineOlive Oil

Salt/Pepper

Saute the garlic, onion, and jalapeno in some olive oil. Add the tomato and white wine.

Step 1

Let reduce for about 20 minutes.

Step 2:

In the meantime get a skillet blazing hot and add some olive oil. Just before it starts to smoke, add the remaining vegetables (except for the avocado) and saute for 3 to 4 minutes.

Step 3

Mix the vegetables with the tomato base and season with salt/pepper.

Mix in the avocado at the very end.

Step 4

Making the Sesame-Crusted Yellowfin Tuna:

Ingredients:

1 Fillet Yellowfin Tuna

Salt/Pepper

Sesame Seeds

Olive Oil

Toast about

1/8 of a cup of sesame seeds in the oven until it reaches a dark brown color.

Step 5

Dry the tuna with a paper towel and rub on some salt and pepper. Coat it with the darkened sesame seeds, adding some regular ones for contrast.In a hot pan, sear each side of the tuna for about 3 minutes so the edges are done but the inside is still nice and red. Let cool for a few minutes.

Step 6

Making the Tomato-Anchovy Coulis:

Ingredients:

3 Roma Tomatoes

1 can Anchovies

Juice from 1/2 Lemon

2 Tbsp Olive oil

5-6 drops Tabasco sauce

Puree all the ingredients in a blender. Strain well.

Step 7

Ingredients:

1/2 sheet Puff Pastry1

1/2 Avocados (lightly pureed)

Sesame-Crusted Yellowfin Tuna (cut into strips)

Avocado Ratatouille

Tomato-Anchovy Coulis

Roll the pastry out and cut a circle about 5 inches or so.

Step 8

Bake at 400F until golden brown and fluffy.

Step 9

Make a bowl in the puff pastry and place it in the center of the plate. Drizzle the coulis around the pastry. Place a good-sized heap of ratatouille on the shell. Shape it so the top is rather flat and wide. Form the avocado puree on the top in the same manner. Add a small layer of Ratatouille followed by the tuna. Garnish and serve before the avocado puree melts.