garlic e-scape-ade

a few months ago, mcauliflower did a post about a tuna sandwich with garlic whistles, which is another name for garlic scapes (coincidentally, one of pille's first posts was about scapes). i rather liked the idea of tuna and garlic scapes together, but i decided to put a little green 'nanas twist on it.



perversely, fresh tuna is often cheaper here than canned tuna, so i paired my scapes with fresh tuna belly in a sort of tuna tartare. i mixed a rough mince of tuna and garlic scapes with just the lightest binding of japanese mayonnaise, sesame oil, and chili oil, with a wedge of lime to brighten up the flavours. the scapes worked perfectly here, as regular garlic would have overpowered the tuna, and added a nice crunch.



in case you aren't lucky enough to have some tuna belly on hand, you can always use a poke-grade tuna or tuna loin. if you use the heartier cut, you can always turn the leftovers into a nice tuna burger: form the mixture into a tight patty, and grill until both sides are nicely browned, but the center remains pinky rare. serve with more of the japanese mayonnaise mixed with the sesame and chili oils, or a sriracha-style garlic chili sauce.