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Tuna Carpaccio with Watercress Salad and Balsamic Dressing

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Tuna Carpaccio with Watercress Salad and Balsamic Dressing

Tuna Carpaccio with Watercress Salad and Balsamic Dressing

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Equipment

  • Kitchen Knife (for thinly slicing cucumber or carrots as garnish)

  • Mixing Bowls (useful for preparing the dressing and mixing salad ingredients)

  • Salad Spinner (helps in thoroughly drying washed watercress or lettuce leaves)

  • Chef's Knife (for general kitchen tasks including slicing fish if needed for other recipes)

  • Dice Tray (useful in preparing diced vegetables or garnishes with uniformity)

  • Salad Dressings Bottle (for storing homemade balsamic dressing or other sauces)

  • Chef's Peeler (useful for peeling vegetables such as carrots or cucumber if required in garnishing)

  • Pastry Brush (for brushing dressings or glazes on salads, not directly related but versatile)

  • Plastic Storage Containers (for storing dressings or prepped ingredients)

  • Kitchen Scale (useful for precise ingredient measurements, especially important in dressings and garnishing ratios)

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

  • 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard

  • 8 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided

  • Fine sea salt

  • 1 pound sushi-grade ahi tuna steaks, cut into 1-inch squares

  • 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

  • 2 teaspoons thinly sliced fresh chives

  • 1 teaspoon minced shallot

  • 2 cups (loosely packed) watercress sprigs (about 2 ounces)

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Combine vinegar and mustard in small bowl; whisk in 4 tablespoons olive oil. Season dressing to taste with sea salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.
2

Instruction 2

Place 1 sheet of plastic wrap on damp work surface (to prevent plastic from slipping). Arrange 1/4 of tuna squares 1 inch apart in circle on plastic. Cover with second sheet of plastic. Using flat side of mallet, gently pound tuna squares until they are very thin and form an 8- to 9-inch solid round. Place tuna round, still in plastic, on plate. Form 3 more rounds with remaining tuna. Refrigerate tuna carpaccio at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
3

Instruction 3

Peel 1 plastic sheet from each tuna carpaccio round; invert onto plates and peel off remaining plastic. Brush each with 1 tablespoon olive oil, then sprinkle with lemon juice, chives, shallot, sea salt, and pepper. Toss watercress and 2 tablespoons dressing in medium bowl; season to taste with sea salt and pepper. Mound watercress atop and serve.
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