Keto Air Fryer Crusted Tuna w Fried Avocado & Tartar Sauce
How to Make It
Step 1
Prepare 4-ounce tuna steaks by sprinkling a small pinch of salt and pepper on one side of each portion. For this recipe, you need steaks that are at least 1-inch thick. Set the tuna steaks aside, and make your air fryer breading on a clean plate. Combine almond flour, parmesan cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, italian seasoning, and lemon pepper seasoning. If your lemon pepper seasoning does not include salt, you may wish to include an extra pinch of salt in the breading.
Step 2
Turn on your air fryer to preheat to 375 degrees. You do not need to dredge the tuna steaks before breading them. Use a clean hand to press each tuna steak into your plate of breading, making sure all exposed sides are coated. Flip the steaks and roll the edges in the breading as necessary to ensure a full but thin layer of coverage. Arrange all breaded tuna steaks on your air fryer tray.
Step 3
Cook the tuna steaks for 20 minutes or until the tops of the tuna steaks are golden brown and the tuna is cooked through. This recipe makes a well-done tuna steak. For a more rare steak, turn the air fryer up to as high as 425 degrees and cook until the breading on top of the steaks turn golden. Allow the finished tuna steaks to rest while the avocado slices are frying in the following steps.
Step 4
While the tuna steaks are in the air fryer, you can prepare the remainder of the recipe. Choose a slightly under-ripe or just ripe avocado. It’s better for the avocado to be a little on the firmer side. You can keep your avocado in the refrigerator overnight to keep it firm for the recipe. Slice the avocado into slices (about 6 pieces per serving). On a clean plate, arrange grated parmesan cheese. You may add extra parmesan cheese at your discretion to ensure you have enough to coat your avocado in the next step.
Step 5
One by one, roll the press the avocado slices in the grated parmesan cheese. The cheese should easily stick to the avocado without any type of dredging. Arrange all the coated avocado slices on a clean air fryer tray. When the air fryer is available, you will cook the avocado slices at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Similar to the tuna steaks, look for a light golden crust to check for doneness. The avocado slices should maintain their integrity but will be very lightweight and soft to bite into.
Step 6
You will also make a tartar sauce. Whisk together mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, and liquid stevia. Finely mince your pickles, capers, and fresh dill, and add these ingredients to the sauce. Stir in salt and a pinch of onion powder to complete your tartar sauce. Each serving should include 1 tuna steak, 5-6 slices of avocado, and about 1 ¼ ounce tartar sauce (by weight). At your discretion, include Keto garnishes like chopped green onion, dill, or a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
Ingredients
- Tuna Yellowfin Raw – 8 oz, boneless
- Salt – 1 dash
- Black pepper – 1 dash
- Almond flour – 1 tbsp
- Parmesan cheese, fresh (hard) – 1 tbsp, grated
- Onion powder – 0.13 tsp
- Garlic powder – 0.13 tsp
- Italian seasoning – 0.25 tsp
- Lemon pepper seasoning – 0.13 tsp
- Avocado – 2 oz
- Parmesan cheese, fresh (hard) – 1 tbsp, grated
- Mayonnaise – 2 tbsp
- Dijon mustard – 0.25 tsp
- White wine – 0.25 tsp
- Lemon juice – 0.25 tsp
- Liquid Stevia – 5 drops
- Dill pickles – 1 oz
- Capers – 0.5 tsp
- Dill weed, fresh – 0.5 tsp
- Salt – 1 dash
- Onion powder – 0.13 tsp