Day 9 - New Years Celebration Appetizer

Happy New Year!! Hope your 2011 will be healthy and successful. New Year's resolution? My one is always to eat healthy!


I made this for New Year's Eve kick off night. 
I normally go to a Japanese Market to purchase fresh sashimi grade fish. I purchased "toro" to make the dish below. Toro - fatty tuna is the term for the fatty part of the tuna, found in the belly portion of the fish. Toro is further broken up into two distinct subtypes, and they are more expensive due to their relative scarcity as a proportion of the entire fish. I personally like Bluefin Tuna which is called "Hon Maguro" in Japanese. 

Tuna Tartare with Wasabi Aioli

Tuna Tartare ingredients:
¹/₂ pound Toro - fatty tuna, finely diced
¹/₂ cup minced green onions
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon wasabi paste
¹/₄ cup soy sauce
¹/₂ teaspoon Asian toasted sesame oil
^{1 ripe avocado} 

Directions: 

In a bowl, carefully and gently combine all ingredients. Season generously with salt and pepper. Serve with chips.

Wasabi Aioli Sauce ingredients and directions:

•  1 cup mayonnaise
•  4 tsp soy sauce
•  1½ tsp sugar
•  2 tsp lemon juice
•  2 tsp wasabi paste

• Whisk all ingredients together. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill.