Tuna tostadas with salsa rossa and old bay spice

Tostadas are a type of crisp tortilla topped with fillings and can be served as a snack, entrée or main meal. Ready in just 20 minutes, they’re simple to put together for casual get-togethers but look stylish enough to serve at a polished dinner party – perfect for sharing on any occasion.

Credit: Jiwon Kim

• serves

  4

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for frying
• 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 green chilli, halved, de-seeded
• 1 garlic clove, bruised
• Salt and black pepper
• 12 mini corn tortillas (11 cm)
• 200 g sashimi-grade yellow fin tuna, cut into 1 cm cubes
• 2 eschallots, finely chopped
• Old Bay spice, for dusting

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil, cherry tomatoes, chilli, garlic and a generous pinch of salt in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until softened. Remove from the heat, allow to cool and use a stick mixer to blend to a salsa consistency.
   
2. Meanwhile, heat a generous drizzle of oil in a large frying pan, once hot, fry the tortillas individually, turning once, until crisp. Use tongs to transfer to a wire rack to drain any excess oil. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
   
3. In a medium bowl, combine the tuna, eschallots, salsa rosa, a generous drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and black pepper.
   
4. To serve, spoon the tuna mixture over the tostadas and dust with a little Old Bay spice. Serve immediately.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • 

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episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • 

cooking • 

25m

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