Tuna Watermelon Chess Board
A visually stunning dish with fresh tuna, watermelon, and a tropical gazpacho-style sauce
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No-Cook
Dinner
Date Night
SummerSteps
- 1Blend the sauce
Add the peach, passion fruit, tomato, cucumber, shallot, garlic, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and olive oil to a blender. Blend until completely smooth, then pass it through a fine mesh sieve. Place the sauce in the fridge until you're ready to serve.
PeachPassion fruitTomatoCucumberShallotGarlicSoy sauceRice vinegarOlive oil - 2Cut the tuna and watermelon
Cut the tuna and watermelon into equal 2.5cm cubes.
TunaWatermelon - 3Arrange the chess board
Grab a plate and start arranging the tuna and watermelon cubes alternately until you've created a chess board pattern.
TunaWatermelon - 4Add wasabi mayo and roe
Pipe small dots of wasabi mayo onto the watermelon cubes and add salmon roe on top of the tuna.
Wasabi mayonnaiseSalmon roe - 5Garnish the dish
Garnish with sliced green onions and pickled peppers, then sprinkle over some sesame seeds.
ScallionBlack pepperSesame seeds - 6Serve with sauce
Pour the chilled sauce around the chess board and finish with a drizzle of green herb oil.
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