Name: Mediterranean Grilled Tuna
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 ea (600 g) fresh tuna steaks; 4 spoons extra-virgin olive oil; 2 spoons balsamic vinegar; 1 (juiced) lime; as needed fresh tarragon leaves; as needed salt; as needed pepper; as needed non-stick cooking spray

Seafood

4 servings

328 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar or lime juice, tarragon, salt and pepper in a flat container to make the marinade.

Extra-virgin olive oilBalsamic vinegarLimeFresh tarragon leavesSaltPepper

Step 2

Pour the marinade over the tuna steaks and turn to coat all sides.

Fresh tuna steaksExtra-virgin olive oilBalsamic vinegarLimeFresh tarragon leavesSaltPepper

Step 3

Cover the container with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Step 4

Spray a clean grill or grilling container with non-stick cooking spray.

Non-stick cooking spray

Step 5

Drain and reserve the excess marinade from the tuna.

Fresh tuna steaksExtra-virgin olive oilBalsamic vinegarLimeFresh tarragon leavesSaltPepper

Step 6

Grill the tuna about 4 minutes per side, until charred outside but slightly pink inside.

Fresh tuna steaks

Step 7

Place steaks on individual plates and pour the reserved marinade over them.

Fresh tuna steaksExtra-virgin olive oilBalsamic vinegarLimeFresh tarragon leavesSaltPepper

Step 8

Serve with steamed vegetables, steamed rice, or a spinach salad.

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.