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Ingredients
- 8 ounces fresh tuna
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/2 ounce fresh white truffle
Instructions
- Cut the tuna into 18 cubes, each one 1/2-inch thick, and 1 1/4-inch square. Place the cubes between sheets of lightly-oiled wax paper and flatten with a cleaver. You will have 18 very thin, fairly round “scallops” of tuna. Divide among 6 dinner plates and chill.
- Prepare the sauce: Put the egg yolks in a food processor. Add the lemon juice, and blend for 3 seconds. Add the oil, by drops, at first, then in a thin stream. The sauce will be fairly thick. Add the basil, blend for 3 seconds, then add the cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerating for 30 minutes brings out the flavor.
- When ready to serve, pour the sauce over the tuna slices. Shave the white truffle over all, and garnish each plate with fresh basil leaves.
- Note: Fresh white truffles from Piedmont are available in the U.S. from September through December. They are hideously expensive. The dish also works without them, or with extra-thin slices of white mushrooms sprinkled over the tuna.