Jan. 30, 2010 at 1:45pm
How easy is this? Five or six minutes from start to finish!
1 bunch fresh cilantro
juice of 2 limes
1 pound tuna steaks
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 lemon, cut into wedges
Shred 1/2 cup of cilantro leaves and combine with lime juice; set aside.
Rub tuna steaks on both sides with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Heat remaining teaspoon of olive oil in a nonstick skillet or grill pan until very hot but not smoking. Add tuna steaks and cook over high heat 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until fish flakes easily. (Reduce heat a notch if pan begins to smoke during cooking.) Serve in a bed of cilantro. Spoon cilantro-lime sauce over top of tuna. Garnish with lemon wedges.
Variation: Grill tuna over hot coals about 5 minutes, turning only once.
4 servings
APPROXIMATE NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING
CALORIES - 146
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CARBOHYDRATES - 3 g
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TOTAL FAT - 6 g
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PROTEIN - 21 g
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CHOLESTEROL - 29 mg
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SATURATED FAT - 0 g
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SODIUM - 325 mg
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DIETARY FIBER - 0 g
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Posted in Recipes by Joe
