Seared Tuna Medallions with Herb Mousseline and Beet Ravioli Recipe
Flavors of Périgord
Total time: 30 to 60 minutes
Prep. time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Chef's Note
The tuna should be medium rare, that is, cooked and pale on the outside but just warm and still red in the middle.
Ingredients
For each serving
- 150 g (5 oz.) red Tuna
- 5 g (1/6 oz.) mesclun (mixed salad greens)
- 10 g (1/3 oz.) red Beet
- 2 g (1/2 tsp.) black olive purée
- Lemon zest
- 10 g (1/3 oz.) potato
- 100 ml (6 tbsp.) olive oil
Sauce
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 French Shallot
- 20 g (4 tsp.) butter
- 100 ml (6 tbsp.) white wine
- 1 sprig of tarragon
- 1 tbsp. purple Mustard
Method
- Cook the tuna medallions in a non-stick pan on both sides - they should still be pink in the center.
- Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Cut three round slices of potato and cook them in olive oil.
Sauce
- Proceed as for a béarnaise. Reduce the white wine with the chopped shallot and tarragon.
- Add the egg yolk and whisk to a sabayon; incorporate the butter and purple mustard.
- Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
Garnish
- Cut a thin beet slice.
- Place the black olive purée on top and cover with another thin beet slice.
Presentation
- Place a small bunch of dressed mesclun in the center of the plate.
- Place the potato rounds around with a warm tuna medallion on each.
- Spoon on the sauce.
- Place the beet ravioli on the side, using the remaining mesclun as garnish.
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