Lemon pasta with tartare of red tuna and nduja

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30min

Medium

This lemon pasta with red tuna tartare and melted nduja is a truly refined dish that will blow your guests away. The fresh citrus, creamy sauce, and spicy tuna create a surprising flavor contrast. Perfect for a special evening or just when you want to treat yourself culinarly. This is one of those dishes that really makes me happy as a chef, yes I love my job!

This lemon pasta with red tuna tartare and melted nduja is a truly refined dish that will blow your guests away. The fresh citrus, creamy sauce, and spicy tuna create a surprising flavor contrast. Per ...
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Ingredients

What do you need?
Quantity: 2P

Tuna tartare 
200 g fresh red tuna (fillet)
1 tablespoon nduja
1 shallot, finely chopped
1 tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Black pepper and coarse sea salt 

Lemon paste 
180-200 g spaghetti of your choice
2 tablespoons mascarpone
Juice of 1 lemon
150 ml white wine
150 ml cream
1 lemon thinly sliced
1 tablespoon of olive oil
80 g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper 

 
200 g fresh red tuna (fillet)
1 tablespoon nduja
1 shallot, finely chopped
1 tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Black pepper and coarse sea salt 

 
180-200 g spaghetti of your choice
2 tablespoons mascarpone
Juice of 1 lemon
150 ml white wine
150 ml cream
1 lemon thinly sliced
1 tablespoon of olive oil
80 g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper 

Leaf
Make it veggie!

Replace the tuna tartare with beet tartare. Cut cooked beetroot into small cubes and mix with a little olive oil, capers, shallot, and optionally a pinch of smoked paprika powder for a deep flavor. Leave out the nduja or replace it with a little harissa or chili paste for a spicy touch.

Preparation method

How do you make this?
Make tuna tartare

Melt the nduja gently in a pan and let cool.

Cut the tuna into fine cubes.

Mix the tuna with the melted nduja, finely chopped shallot, capers, olive oil, salt and pepper.

Set aside cool. 

Cooking pasta

Cook the pasta al dente according to the package.

Save some cooking liquid. 

Caramelize lemon slices

Cut the lemon into thin slices and fry in olive oil until golden brown and slightly caramelized.

Remove them from the pan and set aside. 

Make lemon sauce

Deglaze the pan with the lemon juice and white wine.

Let it reduce a bit.

Add mascarpone, cream, salt and pepper and let it thicken gently.

Stir the Parmesan cheese and a spoonful of pasta water into the sauce.

Mix in the pasta. 

Serve

Roll the paste into a fancy swirl with large tweezers and place it on a plate.

Spoon some sauce over it, place caramelized lemon slices on top and finish with the tuna tartare.

Serve immediately. 

Tips

  • Finish the tartare with a little fresh parsley or basil for extra freshness. 
  • Use quality sashimi-grade tuna, as it is eaten raw. 
  • For an extra kick you can add some lemon zest to the sauce. 
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