Ingredients

  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon ground pink peppercorns
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 1/2 cups olive oil
  • 1/2 bunch lemon thyme
  • 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 ounce julienne of sun dried tomatoes
  • 4 green onions, green parts only, cut into 5-inch long pieces
  • 4 12 -inch rice paper wrappers
  • 3 ounces #1 Sushi Grade Yellowfin Tuna, cut into 5-inch long bars

Method

  • Make the vinaigrette: In a bowl, whisk together lemon juice, pink pepper, white pepper, and salt.
  • Whisk in honey.
  • Drizzle in olive oil in a slow stream to emulsify.
  • This is a temporary emulsification and needs to be whisked just before serving.
  • In a heated pan with olive oil saute the potatoes.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Cover the pan and roast until potatoes are tender.
  • Add sun dried tomatoes to the pan.
  • Transfer mixture to a bowl.
  • With a hand-held masher, mash the mixture until fluffy.
  • Check for seasoning.
  • Place the potatoes mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a round tip.
  • To hydrate the rice paper wrappers, fill a large bowl with warm water.
  • Place the wrappers in water for about 3 minutes until soft.
  • Remove one wrapper at a time from the water, lay out on a flat surface, and blot with a paper towel.
  • Pipe a 5-inch strip of mashed potatoes in the center of the wrapper.
  • Lay a tuna bar and a piece of scallion evenly next to the potato.
  • Roll into a spring roll.
  • In a very hot pan with oil saute the spring rolls quickly, browning all sides.
  • Cook on very high heat, making sure not to cook the tuna.
  • Cut each spring roll into 5 pieces.
  • Brush with olive oil.
  • Drizzle with the vinaigrette and serve immediately.