Salad with tuna and young cheese
4 servings
20 minutes
Tuna and young cheese salad is a refined dish of European cuisine that combines freshness, tenderness, and rich flavor. This recipe draws inspiration from Mediterranean gastronomy, where the balance of vegetable juiciness, cheese softness, and fish expressiveness is valued. Tender slices of tuna seared in sesame add sophistication to the salad, while mini mozzarella and cherry tomatoes bring bright notes of freshness. The dressing made from olive oil, lime, and soy sauce highlights the natural flavors of the ingredients. Fried onions provide a crispy texture while cilantro adds a spicy aroma. This salad is perfect for a light dinner or festive table setting, offering a harmony of flavors and elegant presentation worthy of the finest restaurants.
1
Cut the mozzarella and lime in half, and the cherry tomatoes into quarters.
- Mini mozzarella (bocconcini/ciliegine): 400 g
- Lime: 1 piece
- Cherry tomatoes: 500 g
2
Mix olive oil with lime juice, salt, and pepper. Separately, mix soy sauce with lime juice.
- Olive oil: 50 ml
- Lime: 1 piece
- Light soy sauce: 50 ml
- Ground black pepper: to taste
3
Coat the tuna in sesame, season with pepper and salt, and fry in olive oil in a hot pan for 30 seconds on each side. Slice the tuna into thin pieces.
- Tuna: 500 g
- Sesame seeds: 50 g
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Olive oil: 50 ml
4
In a separate bowl, mix tomatoes and mozzarella, adding salt to taste. Add the Toscana mix. Drizzle with olive oil and lime juice.
- Cherry tomatoes: 500 g
- Mini mozzarella (bocconcini/ciliegine): 400 g
- Tuscan salad mix: 100 g
- Olive oil: 50 ml
- Ground black pepper: to taste
5
Arrange slices of tuna in a circle on a plate, drizzle with soy sauce and lime. In the center, using a culinary ring, place a salad with cherry tomatoes and mozzarella, and sprinkle with fried onions. Garnish with cilantro leaves.
- Tuna: 500 g
- Light soy sauce: 50 ml
- Cherry tomatoes: 500 g
- Mini mozzarella (bocconcini/ciliegine): 400 g
- Fried onions (crispy onions): 50 g
- Cilantro: to taste
