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Andrea Boueiz's Green Cabbage Tonnato

Andrea Boueiz's Green Cabbage Tonnato

Cabbage and tuna, for a chef’s recipe full of lightness. (Credit: Photo provided by Andrea Boueiz)

  • Preparation 20 min

    Cooking time 5 min

  • Portions

    2 people

  • Difficulty

    Easy

Ingredients
  • For the cabbage:
  • Half a green cabbage (600 grams)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 pinches fleur de sel
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • For the sauce:
  • 1 jarred tuna fillet in oil (40 grams)
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard (10 grams)
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil (50 grams)
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tbsp capers (15 grams)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice (10 grams)
  • 2 anchovy fillets (8 grams)
  • 4 tbsp olive oil (50 grams)
  • For the garnish:
  • 2 hazelnuts
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Few sprigs dill
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Preparation Andrea Boueiz's Green Cabbage Tonnato

For the sauce:

  1. Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until you get a smooth sauce. You can use an immersion blender, but make sure to use a narrow, tall container to keep the sauce from separating.
  2. Adjust seasoning to taste.
  3. Chill in the refrigerator.


For the cabbage:

  1. Cut the cabbage into large wedges and wash.
  2. Blanch the cabbage in boiling salted water for 2 minutes, then remove and drain.
  3. Season with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
  4. In a hot skillet, sear the cabbage wedges on both sides until golden brown.


For the garnish and assembly:

  1. In the skillet, heat olive oil and fry the capers until crispy.
  2. Drain on paper towels.
  3. To serve, spread the sauce on the bottom of a dish, place the cabbage wedges on top.
  4. Sprinkle with crispy capers and some dill leaves.
  5. Grate the hazelnut over everything.
  6. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil. Enjoy!

Andrea Boueiz's Green Cabbage Tonnato
  • Preparation 20 min

    Cooking time 5 min

  • Portions

    2 people

  • Difficulty

    Easy

Ingredients
  • For the cabbage:
  • Half a green cabbage (600 grams)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 pinches fleur de sel
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • For the sauce:
  • 1 jarred tuna fillet in oil (40 grams)
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard (10 grams)
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil (50 grams)
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tbsp capers (15 grams)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice (10 grams)
  • 2 anchovy fillets (8 grams)
  • 4 tbsp olive oil (50 grams)
  • For the garnish:
  • 2 hazelnuts
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Few sprigs dill
All ingredients
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Andrea Boueiz, rising star of the restaurant scene
bio

On the Lebanese culinary scene, chef Andrea Boueiz is the person to watch in the years to come. After attending the Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland, she returned to Lebanon and became head chef at the Tawlet restaurant for a year and a half.

Then, with her sister Rhea and her friend Carma Andraos, she revitalized the Peck restaurant in Gemmayzeh, restoring its image and menu. She also worked for the Golden Evenings at the Al-Bustan Hotel when she was only 22.

In 2024, she opened her new restaurant, Un peu fou (A little crazy), in Gemmayzeh. For this new venture, where she can fully express her creativity, she partnered with four other chefs: Rhea, Andraos, as well as Amine Kallas and Tiffany Trad.

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The inspiration is the famous Italian dish, Vitello Tonnato, which almost everyone loves. But here, I decided to make it with cabbage to avoid red meat. It’s a signature dish that we will very soon add to the menu at our restaurant, " a bit crazy.” At the restaurant, the sauce is made with fresh local tuna, which our fishermen preserve in jars with local olive oil. We try to support this kind of initiative and always use fresh ingredients. This recipe is a slightly different take on the classic — tasty and not too complicated to make at home.

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