These avocado tuna poke tapas are the perfect appetizer served with crispy fried wonton chips. Grab some sushi grade tuna and make them today!
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If you like cooking with tuna, you should also check out these canned tuna tostadas and easy tuna melts.
Any sushi lovers out there already know all about tuna poke. And if you don't, get ready to fall in love. Originated in Hawaii, poke has all the deliciousness of a spicy tuna roll, amplified to another level of juicy, sweet and salty flavor.
Crispy fried wonton chips
So full disclosure, these crispy fried wonton chips are definitely NOT traditional or gluten free, so neither are these tuna poke tapas.
And I know this is bit off course for my blog so I'd be lying if I said this recipe didn't feel a liiiittle wrong. But I made this appetizer for a client's new wine label launch and it was so popular I had to share it on here.
So if you're allergic to wheat (like me) or gluten free for whatever reason, feel free to slap this avocado tuna poke on some corn chips, rice crackers or eat it straight outta the bowl like I did 🙂
AND if you can find some gluten free wonton wrappers, let your girl know, pls. These had me drooling both at the event and while recipe testing.
That said, I did find an awesome hack that makes the tuna poke gluten and soy free. Substituting coconut aminos for soy sauce is not only a great allergy friendly swap, it also adds an amazing layer of flavor!
The sweetness of the coconut aminos creates almost a teriyaki like sauce that works really well with the salty seaweed topping.
Avocado Tuna Poke Tapas with Crispy Fried Wonton Chips
These avocado tuna poke tapas are the perfect appetizer served with crispy fried wonton chips. Grab some sushi grade tuna and make them today!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 20 tapas
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Fried
- Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
For the Tuna
-½ lb sushi grade tuna cut into small cubes
-1 avocado cut into small cubes
-½ cup coconut aminos
-2 tbsp sriracha
-1 tsp sesame oil
-¼ cup chives
For the Wonton Chips
- 1 package wonton wrappers
-2 cups vegetable oil for frying
For Garnish
-1 tbsp black sesame seeds
-1 sheet seaweed paper
-2 tbsp minced chives
Instructions
- in a medium sized frying pan heat your oil to 375. cut your wonton wrappers in half diagonally and fry for 15-20 seconds on each side or until golden brown. remove and dry on a paper towel.
- in a medium mixing bowl combine all ingredients for the poke except tuna and avocado. mix well then fold in the cubed tuna and avocado.
- top wontons with a small spoonful of the poke and sprinkle with sesame seeds, chives and thinly sliced seaweed.
Keywords: avocado tuna poke, tuna poke tapas, fried wonton chips