Neches River Wheelhouse Tuna Tower

Step 1

In a small mixing bowl, combine all Pico de Gallo ingredients and mix. Place in refrigerator until ready to build tower.

Step 2

In a food processor, combine cilantro, onion, garlic, and salt and blend of low speed. Slowly add olive oil until all ingredients are mixed to a smooth consistency. Place sauce into a squeeze bottle and refrigerate until building tower.

Step 3

Place PVC cylinder on small plate. Put ½ cup of Pico de Gallo inside cylinder and gently press down.

Step 4

Place diced avocado on top of pico de gallo and gently press down.

Step 5

In a small bowl, mix jumbo lump crab meat with 2 teaspoons of Sriracha ranch. Place crab mix on top of avocado and gently press down.

Step 6

Place Ahi tuna on top of crab and top with sesame seed dressing.

Step 7

On a chilled plate, squeeze cilantro sauce in a zig zag pattern across plate.

Step 8

Drain any juice that may be at bottom of plate holding the tower. Carefully transfer the tower on top of the cilantro sauce by sliding the cylinder across plate onto chilled plate.

Step 9

Hold cylinder with one hand, gently press down on tuna while lifting cylinder up. Be careful to keep all ingredients stacked on top of each other.

Step 10

Garnish with sesame seeds.

Step 11

Enjoy dipping tortilla chips into tuna tower!