Author Notes
Mild green garlic makes a wonderful aioli paired with tuna, sweet pickled ginger and a "wasabi" bite. —inpatskitchen
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Ingredients
- For the green garlic aioli
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1
room temperature egg
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1/4 cup
sliced green garlic (white and light green parts)
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1 tablespoon
rice vinegar
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1/2 teaspoon
salt
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3/4 cup
neutral oil (canola or vegetable)
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1 tablespoon
wasabi powder mixed with enough warm water to form a thick paste
- For the tuna
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2
8 ounce yellow fin tuna steaks
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1/2 cup
Mirin
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1 tablespoon
soy sauce
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1 tablespoon
sesame seed oil
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1 tablespoon
agave nectar
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Sweet pickled ginger for serving
Directions
- For the green garlic aioli
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Place the egg, green garlic, vinegar and salt in the bowl of a mini processor and process until smooth.
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Drizzle in the oil with the processor running, utilizing the teeny holes on the lid. Process until slightly thick.
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Stir in the wasabi paste and refrigerate to thicken a bit more.
- For the tuna
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Combine the Mirin, soy sauce, sesame oil and agave nectar and place in a heavy plastic freezer bag with the tuna. Marinate in the refrigerator for about 45 minutes.
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Heat a grill pan sprayed with cooking spray until extremely hot. Grill the tuna for no more than 2 or 3 minutes per side.
Slice and serve with the pickled ginger and aioli.
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