Tuna Tostada

This classic Mexican dish is refreshing and full of flavors! Sliced Tuna is served on a crispy tortilla called a "Tostada" with 2 special additions. In this recipe, we incorporated Brazilian nuts in the Salsa Macha and an array of herbs in the Quelites, that makes it even more special and unique!

Remove the stems and seeds from <quantity>1 ¼<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of guajillo chilies, <quantity>½<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of pasilla chilies and <quantity>2<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of morita chilies

Peel <quantity>2</quantity> garlic cloves

Add <quantity>2<unit>cups</unit></quantity> of vegetable oil to a pan over medium heat. Fry garlic cloves until golden

Fry <quantity>¾<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of baru nuts until golden

Fry <quantity>1<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of cashew nuts until golden

Fry the guajillo, pasilla and morita chilies for a few seconds

Remove oil from heat and set aside to cool

Add fried garlic to blender

Add fried chilies

Add <quantity>100<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of the oil from frying

Blend ingredients until smooth and homogeneous

Transfer mixture to a bowl

Add baru nuts to the blender

Add cashew nuts

Blend nuts coarsely for a few seconds

Pour in <quantity>100<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of the oil from frying and blend again until reaching a paste-like consistency but still chunky

Add blended mixture to the bowl

Add a pinch of salt and mix. The Salsa Macha is ready

Add <quantity>750<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of vegetable oil to the frying pan on medium-high heat

Fry tostada until crispy. Reserve

Add <quantity>4</quantity> leaves of cilantro to a bowl

Add <quantity>10</quantity> leaves of mint

Add <quantity>4</quantity> leaves of mini sorrel

Add <quantity>8</quantity> leaves of purple amaranth

Add <quantity>4</quantity> leaves of nasturtium

Drizzle extra virgin olive oil to taste

Add salt to taste and mix it. The Quelites is ready

Slice <quantity>100<unit>g</unit></quantity> of raw tuna into thin slices

Season with a few drops of extra virgin olive oil

Season with a pinch of salt

Spread Salsa Macha on tostadas

Arrange sliced tuna

Grate a bit of lime zest

Sprinkle a pinch of black sesame seeds

Add the Quelites

Squeeze the juice from <quantity> ¼ </quantity> of a lime

Season with a pinch of salt

The Tuna Tostada is ready to serve!

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