Tuna and leafy greens salad with quick pickled shallots
Ingredients
Serves 2-3
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1 organic lemon, zest and juice
Salt & pepper to taste
70g of mixed leafy greens
125g of wild tuna in olive oil
Half a fennel, thinly sliced
2 tbsp capers
Peperoncino (red chili flakes) to taste
A pinch of sumac
1tsp dried mint
3 tbsp of olive oil
Instructions
1) In a small bowl, combine the shallots and 1/2 of the lemon juice, season with salt and pepper and set aside.
2) On a large platter place in layers the leafy greens, followed by the fennel, then the tuna and finally the capers. Sprinkle the peperoncino, sumac, dried mint, and the zest of 1/2 of the lemon over the salad.
3) Top the salad with the pickled shallots and pour the remaining juice over, as well as the other half of the lemon juice. Drizzle the olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss the salad before eating.