Tuna tostadas with avocados, jalapeños and black and white sesame seeds

Tuna tostadas

Name: Tuna tostadas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2 as a snack or starter
Ingredients: sunflower or vegetable oil for frying; 4-6 corn tortillas halved or cut into small rounds; 250g sashimi-grade sustainably caught tuna cubed; 2 tsp sesame oil; 2 tsp soy sauce; 1 large lime juiced; 1 tsp ginger finely grated; 2 tsp black and white sesame seeds; 2 spring onions very finely sliced; 1 sheet crispy snacking seaweed crumbled; 1 small ripe avocado sliced; micro coriander or other herbs to serve; ½ jalapeño sliced (optional)

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Serves 2 as a snack or starter

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 5 mins

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Kick off a Mexican summer feast in style with these beautifully crisp, Asian-inspired tostadas, loaded up with fresh avocado, jalapeño and micro herbs

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Tuna tostadas recipe

Ingredients

Nutrition

sunflower or vegetable oil

for frying
4-6 corn tortillas

halved or cut into small rounds
250g sashimi-grade sustainably caught tuna

cubed
2 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp soy sauce
1 large lime

juiced
1 tsp ginger

finely grated
2 tsp black and white sesame seeds
2 spring onions

very finely sliced
1 sheet crispy snacking seaweed

crumbled
1 small ripe avocado

sliced
micro coriander or other herbs

to serve
½ jalapeño

sliced (optional)

Nutrition: per serving

kcal586
fat21.9g
saturates4g
carbs49.9g
sugars3.3g
fibre12g
protein41.2g
salt1.1g

Method

step 1

Heat a thin layer of oil in a frying pan until hot, then fry the tortillas for 1-2 mins, turning halfway, until golden and crunchy. Drain on kitchen paper.
step 2

Put the tuna in a bowl and gently stir in the sesame oil, soy sauce, lime and ginger. Fold in the sesame seeds, spring onions and seaweed. Check the seasoning, adding more lime, soy or sesame oil, if you like.
step 3

Top the tostadas with the tuna, avocado and coriander, plus the jalapeño and more seeds, if you like.

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