Ingredients

  • 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

Method

  • Blend tuna caviar, olive oil, lemon and lime juice and pumpkin seed oil in a blender.
  • Fold in to that mixture the pumpkinseeds, garlic chives, tuna and salt and pepper.
  • Reserve 4 tablespoons of dressing.
  • Refrigerate until ready to assemble dish.
  • Toss all the ingredients and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven until tender, about 5 to 8 minutes.
  • Once cooked, chill.
  • 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.