Fresh Blackfin Tuna Salad with Crackers

I love tuna salad.  Love it.  But my friend who's an offshore fisherman always laughs at me because I make it from the tuna that comes in a can.  Like...where else would you get it??  He says you can make it with fresh fish and I didn't believe him because the fresh tuna I'm picturing comes covered in sesame seeds, is served with wasabi and a tasty soy ginger dipping sauce, and you eat it with chopsticks.  "No" he says, "that's Sashimi grade tuna".  Well then what the hell are you talking about??

Blackfin Tuna.  Caught fresh (his in the waters off the Florida Keys), grilled and cooled, then flaked with a fork, and made into tuna salad.   All in under an hour.  The freshest, most delicious tuna salad on earth, NOT packed in water and NOT in an aluminum can.  Swear to God.  Try it.  Try it now.  Today.  Right now.  Go ahead.  You know you wanna...  :)

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WHAT TO BUY:

I was given 2 types of fish:  tuna and swordfish, so I grilled them both and used them.  But if you just want to use tuna, only buy that.  How much you buy is up to you, it depends on the amount of tuna salad you're making.

You can also use your own ingredients, whatever your usual recipe is.  This is mine:

lemon
red wine vinegar
grape tomatoes, halved
green onions, chopped
mayonnaise (I use Hellmann's)
salt/cracked pepper
cajun seasoning
olive oil
crackers (I use Triscuit's)

Rub fish lightly with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.  Grill fish.  They're steaky fishes, so grill until firm and cooked all the way through (this is NOT the time for rare tuna, it should be grayish white inside).

Remove from grill and cool to room temperature. 

Seasoned and grilled tuna and swordfish

Flake with a fork (In the picture above, I used the piece of tuna in the middle and the 2 little pieces of swordfish on the top right).

flaked

Add tomatoes, green onions, cajun seasoning, and cracked pepper.

Add mayonnaise, lemon juice, and a few sprinkles of red wine vinegar.

Mix all together.

Cool in refrigerator and serve with crackers