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
Ingredients
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
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,
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)
Yam fries work well with this…
Makes 6 burgers.
Copyright © Caren McSherry June 2010
