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Tuna Burgers with Sesame Aoili

 

There was, once upon a time when the only burger we made friends with was beef.  As the food scene casts it’s net, we find that really anything goes.  Make it good and they will eat.  Chicken, lamb, salmon, and tuna all make great choices for burger heaven.

 
Ingredients

2.5 pounds ahi tuna
 
2 large shallots, chopped fine

1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced

1 large garlic clove, minced

½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 teaspoon wasabi paste  (optional)

1 Tbsp oyster sauce 

Place the tuna on your chopping board and coarsely mince it.  Transfer to a bowl and add all the remaining ingredients.  Mix well to combine.  

½ cup sesame seeds 

Divide into 6 portions and shape into burgers. Crust the tuna in the sesame seeds and  chill until ready to grill.

 

Sesame Aoili 

2 large garlic cloves, peeled

1 heaping tablespoon Dijon mustard

2 egg yolks

Juice of ½ fresh lemon 

1/3 cup toasted sesame oil

2/3 cup grapeseed oil

(Mix the oils together)

Sea salt to taste

Fresh ground pepper to taste 

Place the garlic, Dijon and egg yolk in the blender, puree, add the lemon juice and pulse.  Turn the machine on to low speed and slowly pour the 2 oils into the blender with the machine running.  The aioli with thicken. Season with sea salt and ground pepper.

This can be made up to 2 days in advance and refrigerated.

 

6 hamburger buns (get them from a good bakery, not the bagged supermarket variety)

3 cups of arugula
 
Grill the tuna for about 3 minutes on each side, do not overcook.  Split and toast the buns, spread both sides with a smear of aioli, add a handful of the arugula and place the burger on top. 

Yam fries work well with this…

Makes 6 burgers.

Copyright © Caren McSherry June 2010