uchi recreated: Thai ceviche

A while back, I went to a food blogger event at Uchi. I went to Uchi a long time ago when they first opened. I wasn't hooked and I don't remember much of it. May be because I went with the wrong group of people, may be I had a bad day, but I never made it back there until the party. I really do admire Chef Cole for his creativity and how he takes care of his foods. I just wasn't too into little foods back then. But these little foods at the party? I was sold. Genius. They were delicious and I was very familiar with the ingredients, Thai chillies, lime juice and fish sauce. So, I recreated this dish and it was the best little foods I have had in a long long time. This is a quick appetizer you can just prep in advance and throw in the sauce when the guest arrive. Pretty and satisfying. The sauce I used is the same sauce in beef salad. I got my tuna from Central Market. Just tell the seafood guys you are looking for sushi grade tuna and they will bring it out from the freezer. Put pieces of tuna over watermelon or other fruits that you might like. But seriously, I have tried to come up with some other fruits but I couldn't possibly replace something that is already perfect, I mean it, the juice, the texture, the color, it was a perfect match. My friend suggested that kiwi might work well. I think I will try that next time. The color will be fun, red and green with little black seeds.