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Peppered Tuna Salad with Grilled Asparagus and Quail Egg
The Peppered Tuna Salad combines seared tuna loin coated in cracked black pepper with fresh lettuce, cherry tomatoes, marble potatoes, grilled asparagus, and soft-poached quail eggs. A homemade vinaigrette featuring Dijon mustard, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil ties the ingredients together. Capers and kalamata olives add bursts of salty flavor, creating a composed salad with varied textures and balanced seasoning.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
European
Ingredients
- 240 grams tuna loin
- 60 grams cherry tomato
- 90 grams marble potatoes
- 50 grams lettuce assorted
- 8 piece quail eggs
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns crushed
- 60 grams asparagus
- 10 grams capers
- 8 grams kalamata olives
FOR THE DRESSING
- 80 milliliters olive oil virgin
- 20 grams red onions
- 5 grams garlic
- 10 grams Dijon mustard
- 5 grams Italian parsley
- 20 milliliters lemon juice
- 1 pinch sugar granulated
- sea salt flakes
- black pepper from the mill
Instructions
Dressing:
- In a bowl combine the lemon juice with the Dijon mustard, garlic, red onions, salt and sugar. Whisk well until the sugar and the salt have dissolved.
- Under constant whisking, add the extra virgin olive oil in a slow stream and incorporate to a smooth dressing. Add the chopped flat (Italian) parsley and adjust seasoning.
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Preparation:
- Season the tuna loins with sea salt from the mill and sprinkle with the cracked pepper, then sear in a very hot skillet quickly, so all side are well browned while the core stays very raw. Cool in the fridge well, then slice into the desired serving strips.
- Poach the quail eggs in boiling, lightly vinegared water for just a second, so that the eggs stay soft at the center, remove and cool down in ice water immediately.
- Dry the capers and deep-fry until crisp. Drain on a kitchen paper.
- Marinate the asparagus tips with olive oil and garlic, season and then grill them until soft and tender.
- Boil the marble potatoes in salt water until soft, drain and let them cool on a tray. Cut them in half and pan-fry in little olive oil, season well and serve warm on the already prepared salad.
Assembly:
- Place the salad leaves in a deep-dish plate or glass bowl and drizzle with little dressing.
- Arrange the sliced tuna, cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives, grilled asparagus and poached quail eggs as well lastly adding the warm marble potatoes.
- Sprinkle with additional dressing the crisp-fried capers and pepper and sea salt from the mill.