BIG EYE TUNA CEVICHE WITH PEPPERCRESS AND ROASTED CALABAZA SALAD IN A TUNA CAVIAR VINAIGRETTE

Big Eye Tuna Ceviche with Peppercress and Roasted Calabaza Salad in a Tuna Caviar Vinaigrette image

Provided by Food Network

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 teaspoon tuna caviar
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
1 lime, juiced
2 tablespoons pumpkin seed oil
1/2 cup toasted, ground pumpkin seeds
1 tablespoon garlic chives, chopped
1 pound Big Eye Tuna, diced
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 pound Calabaza squash, 1-inch dice
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
8 ounces peppercress
1 tablespoon pumpkin seed oil
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
1 lime, juiced
Salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

Blend tuna caviar, olive oil, lemon and lime juice and pumpkin seed oil in a blender. Fold into that mixture the pumpkin seeds, garlic chives, tuna and salt and pepper. Reserve 4 tablespoons of dressing. Refrigerate until ready to assemble dish.
For the Calabaza: Toss all the ingredients and bake in a preheated 400-degree oven until tender, about 5 to 8 minutes. Once cooked, chill.
For the salad: Mix all ingredients together.
Assembly: In a 3-inch round mold, first layer the Calabaza squash. Then layer the tuna. Remove the mold and top with peppercress salad. Drizzle the remaining 4 tablespoons of caviar dressing on the plate.