Tahitian Raw Tuna Salad Recipe

Serves/Makes: 6

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 pounds fresh tuna fish fillets (sashimi grade)
• 3 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 medium onion
• 3 green onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 medium cucumber
• 2 medium carrots
• 2 medium tomatoes
• 1 small piece ginger
• 1/2 cup coconut cream
• 6 lemons or limes
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to cook Tahitian Raw Tuna Salad:

• Slice the tuna on the diagonal into strips about 1/2 inch wide and 1 1/2 inches long and place in a bowl.
• Squeeze the limes or lemons and pour juice over chopped fish.
• Slice onion thinly, crush garlic and ginger, and mix with tuna fish.
• Leave mixture to marinate for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Soak the green onions in water with a little lemon juice added to it.
• Prepare carrots and slice thinly, or use a grater if you prefer.
• Peel cucumber and cut in half. Remove seeds. Cut into thin slices.
• After 15 – 20 minutes, strain the fish quickly to drain off the excess lemon juice.
• Add vegetables and coconut cream, salt and pepper to taste.
• Cut eggs in halves along their length, and tomatoes into quarters. Decorate the tuna salad with them on top.

Tip:
Because the tuna does not require any cooking, the tuna fish must be really fresh (smells like the “sea” and a good color).

This recipe for Tahitian Raw Tuna Salad serves/makes: 6

Main Ingredient: Tuna
Preparation Method: Salad 
Cuisine: Polynesian