Tuna Tartare on Vintage Belvedere

chef Lorenzo Salami teaches us how to prepare the first of his signature recipes

Lorenzo Salami, Tuna Tartare - photo by Marco Joe Fazio
 

This is the first in our series of “Cookbook Stories,” featuring Italian chef Lorenzo Salami preparing tuna tartare in our outdoor kitchen.


Watch him in action chatting with Donna Thacker and showing us how to make the tasty, healthy recipe that is one of his signature dishes. If you want to try it for yourself, check out the full recipe below.

 

Tuna Tartare, Sweet and Sour Dressing, Avocado, Lemon Caviar and Fresh Herbs

by Lorenzo Salami

Serves: 4 people

Preparation: 40 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

 

ingredients

  • 320g grade A tuna loin, diced

  • 2 avocados

  • 1 lemon caviar (about a tsp per serving)

  • mixed herbs and edible flowers of choice (nasturtium, dill, chive, chickweed, cornflower, violet)


    for the sweet and sour dressing

  • 50g red wine vinegar

  • 50g soy sauce

  • 50g sugar

  • 100ml ketchup

  • 25g ginger

preparation

for the dressing

Make a caramel with the sugar, and add the red wine vinegar, soy sauce, ketchup and ginger off the heat.

Bring to a slow simmer and reduce for about 10/15 minutes until the sauce thickens.

Pass through a fine sieve and cool in the fridge.

to serve

Mix the diced tuna with 80g of the cold dressing and adjust the salt.

Arrange on a plate using a kitchen ring and lay on top of the tartare some very thinly sliced avocado.

Finish by decorating with herbs and flowers.

Vintage Belvedere granite

chef Lorenzo Salami

Tuna Tartare - Lorenzo Salami

 

project details

kitchen worktop: Belvedere Vintage granite

chef: Lorenzo Salami

presenter: Donna Thacker

production: Marco Joe Fazio Creatives

Marco Fazio

Marco Joe Fazio is CCO and director of photography at space+style™ by marco joe fazio Ltd, working in fashion, hospitality, food & drink, architecture and design.

Born and raised in Tuscany, Italy, Marco learned the rudiments of photography and the magic of the darkroom in his early school years. Thereafter, he worked in architecture, interior, and lighting design for two decades. During those years, Marco founded an award-winning architectural studio and managed a multidisciplinary design team, working mainly for fashion industry clients.

Since moving to London in 2008, Marco has been recognised as a Chartered Architect of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) while pursuing his dream of connecting the worlds of architecture, design, and fashion from the photographer's perspective.

After years of passionate dedication, hard work and professional achievements, he was awarded the Fellowship certification (FBIPP) by the British Institute of Professional Photography and won the Peter Grugeon Award for the Best Fellowship of the Year in 2016. Subsequently, he has been admitted as a member of the highly regarded Association of Photographers (AOP). 

Having achieved a stronghold in coordinated image and photography for the design and fashion world, Marco has taken his expertise into the hospitality market; luxury and boutique hotels, fine dining restaurants, and the drinks and beverage industry are all reaping benefits from his services.

Today, Marco is leading his agency in assignments in the hospitality, fashion, and design industries.

Creative photography, cinematography, coordinated images and brand marketing form the core of his services.

Thanks to more than a decade in the music industry, Marco has expendable knowledge in composition and sound engineering. That knowledge is a valuable asset in creating licensed soundtracks and magnetic sound designs for commercial productions.

Marco's passion and another branch of his business are mentoring and nurturing new visual arts talents. In 2016, he launched "telling [fashion] stories" – photography & set design workshops – and more recently, he has become a lecturer for the School of Art and Creative Industries at London South Bank University (LSBU).

The crossover between genres and industries is a peculiar and essential factor in his work, contributing to thinking outside the box and achieving a unique style rich in symbolism and content.

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