Recipe Overview
This elegant amuse-bouche brings together the purity of fresh Ahi tuna with the bold, briny notes of tuna bottarga — a prized delicacy of the Italian coast. Garlic-infused olive oil, lemon zest, red onion, parsley, and toasted breadcrumbs create a refined Mediterranean balance.
Chef Notes
Cut the tuna cleanly into long, thin strips and keep it very cold. Let the bottarga sauce cool before plating so the tuna stays bright, fresh, and raw in texture.
Connected Experience
This recipe is ready for fine-dining appetizer menus, raw seafood station planning, inventory scaling, searchable metadata, and sparkling wine pairing discovery.
Ingredients
Base recipe = 2 servings.
- 57 g fresh Ahi tuna, cut into thin strips
- 10 g tuna bottarga, finely chopped
- 3 g garlic, thinly sliced
- 28 g Italian parsley, finely chopped
- 28 g red onion, finely diced
- 1 g lemon zest
- 15 g extra-virgin olive oil
- 120 g dry white wine
- 28 g toasted breadcrumbs
- 1 g sea salt, to taste
Preparation
- Cut the tuna: Cut the fresh Ahi tuna into long, fine strips resembling spaghetti and keep chilled until ready to serve.
- Prepare the bottarga sauce: In a small sauté pan, warm the olive oil and gently cook the garlic until fragrant. Add the chopped bottarga and parsley, then deglaze with white wine. Let it reduce slightly and cool.
- Blend and plate: Blend the cooled sauce until smooth and spoon it onto the base of a chilled serving bowl. Arrange the tuna “spaghetti” on top, and finish with toasted breadcrumbs, lemon zest, and diced red onion for texture and color.
Service Suggestions
- Serve as a small amuse-bouche or refined seafood appetizer.
- Plate in a chilled bowl to preserve the raw tuna texture.
- Add breadcrumbs last so they stay crisp.
Dietary / HACCP Notes
- Use only sushi-grade Ahi tuna from a trusted supplier.
- Keep raw tuna below 40°F / 4°C until service.
- Serve immediately after plating; do not hold assembled raw seafood.
- Contains fish and gluten; dairy-free.
Nutrition (per serving, estimate)
| Calories | 220 kcal |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Carbohydrates | 14 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 35 mg |
| Sodium | 480 mg |