Marinated Tuna Fish with Limes and Olive Oil

Name: Marinated Tuna Fish with Limes and Olive Oil (Emincé de thon frais mariné au citron, à l’huile d’olive et à la fleur de thym)
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) raw tuna fish fillet (preferably pink in colour); 3 limes; olive oil; 1 tablespoon chives, snipped; 1 tablespoon each tarragon and chervil, chopped; 1 tablespoon each tarragon and chervil, chopped; a pinch of finely chopped thyme; 4 tablespoons double cream or crème fraîche; 4 tablespoons double cream or crème fraîche; 1 teaspoon coarse Meaux mustard; a dash of red wine vinegar; salt, freshly ground pepper; salt, freshly ground pepper

Emincé de thon frais mariné au citron, à l’huile d’olive et à la fleur de thym

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ma Cuisine des Saisons

By Georges Blanc

Published 1987

About

Ingredients

600 g (1 lb 5 oz) raw tuna fish fillet (preferably pink in colour)
3

Europe
France
Fish course
Starter
Gluten-free
Pescatarian
Summer

Method

Preparing the tuna fish

Slice the tuna into large thin slices about as thick as a slice of ordinary ham.

Make a marinade using two-thirds lime juice to one-third olive oil; this is easily done if you put the squeezed lime juice into a measuring jug. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the herbs.

Soak the slices of tuna in the marinade un