My New Favorite Chef!

I love the Real Housewives of New York City on Bravo. The reason I love it so much is because of one particular housewife who they just gave her own show, Bethenny Getting Married, also on Bravo. Her name is Bethenny Frankel and she's an amazing chef. She's a snarky, sarcastic, loud and brutally honest woman who is all about eating healthy natural food. You may have heard of her famous margaritas...the Skinnygirl margaritas?

Needless to say, I bought her second book The Skinnygirl Dish and I have been making recipe after recipe from it. Thus far, my most favorite dish is the Simms Wasabi Tuna Sliders. I made these while in Texas with the help of my cousin Macey and my mom and they are DELICIOUS! Both Macey and my mom asked for the recipe so I have decided to write out the recipe for you to enjoy since the Skinnygirl herself recommended it and it is quite delicious and nutritious.

Simms Wasabi Tuna Sliders
Serves 10-15 - Use whole wheat slider buns.

• 1.5 cups minced scallions
• 3 teaspons minced garlic
• 2 and 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 6 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 3 pounds tuna steak, cut into chunks (warning, this is a lot of tuna)
• 6 tablespoons wasabi paste
• 3 teaspons grated fresh ginger (I left this off, I hate ginger)
• 6 teaspons Dijon mustard
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 10-15 small buns or rolls - whole wheat

1. Combine the scallions, garlic, cilantro, and soy sauce into a bowl and mix until incorporated. Mix in the tuna until combined. Add wasabi paste, ginger, mustard, salt, and pepper. (I put all this stuff in a food processor and it made the whole thing a lot easier - I highly recommend.)
2. Using an ice-cream scoop (or your hands), make burgers out of the mixture. Place them on a plate and chill in the refrigerator for 30 mins.
3. Heat the olive oil in a nonstick skillet ove rmedium-high heat. Add the tuna sliders and saute for 5 minutes on each side. Serve on r olls with Pickled Ginger Relish. (I hate pickled ginger, so we didn't add this, instead we garnished with our own toppings).

Pickled Ginger Relish Recipe (I haven't tried this...)

• 3 cucumbers peeled, cut in half lengthwise and very thinly sliced
• 3 small red onion, very thinly sliced
• 6 tablespoons fresh chopped pickled ginger
• 3/4 cup rice vinegar
• Salt and Pepper to test

1. In a medium bowl, thoroughly combine all the ingredients. 

Ta da! Delicious meal in no time at all. They're delicious. Trust me!