Big KaTuna
Rethinking tuna salad
Ken Norris, the chef-owner the new Riffle NW in Portland, Oregon inspires a tuna salad sidestep away from white bread and toward a fork. He poaches fresh albacore tuna (yellowfin works too) before blending some of the cooked tuna into a sherry-vinegar aioli. The tuna is then tossed with green beans, fresh baby greens and quick-pickled shallots and topped with toasted panko breadcrumbs for a salad that’s a modern homage to tuna-fish sandwiches of yesteryear.
Albacore Tuna Salad
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cook Time:
15 minutes
- INGREDIENTS
½ cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
1 cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup kosher salt plus extra for cooking green beans and seasoning salad
½ cup water
5 shallots, thinly sliced crosswise
1 pound green beans, ends trimmed
1 pound albacore tuna (or yellowfin tuna)
¾ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
Freshly ground black pepper
5 cups mixed baby greens
About The Chef
Ken Norris worked at Daniel and was the executive chef at August in New York City before moving to Portland, Oregon. He opened Riffle NW in 2012.
Riffle NW, 333 NW 13th St., Portland, OR; 503-894-8978 or rifflenw.com
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