Grilled Tuna with Tomato/Tarragon Mayonnaise
Preparation and cooking time: 25 minutes
Good tuna doesn't need much fussing: a bit of fruity olive oil, quickly cooked on the barbecue grill and finished with some freshly ground black pepper. In case you didn't know - the very dark part of the tuna is fat, and can taste quite 'fishy'. I don't remove it but I also don't eat it - personal preference. Serve with Tomato Tarragon Mayo on the side for added interest.
Ingredients:
- 2 nice tuna steaks, 350gr, 12.5oz yellowfin
- 1 tbs olive oil, 13.5gr, .48oz
- black pepper
- Tomato Tarragon Mayonnaise
- 1 ripe tomato, 200gr, 7oz
- 1 1/2 tbs fresh tarragon, snipped substitute 2 tsp dried
- 1 1/2 tbs fresh chives, snipped substitute 2 tsp dried
- 1 clove garlic, 3gr, .1oz
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 59gr, 2.1oz
Instructions:
- Brush both sides of tuna with oil. Cook on barbecue over medium-high heat either in a basket or on a mesh grill pan. You could do it directly on the grill but make certain the grill is clean or the fish will stick. If it is good, sushi-grade tuna (which, of course, it will be) we like it medium rare so we cook it 2 - 4 minutes per side. For more well-done cook it 6 - 8 minutes per side but try not to overcook or it becomes dry. For well-done it should just start to flake easily.
- You can also broil it for 4 - 6 minutes per side or sauté in a nonstick skillet for 4 - 7 minutes per side. All times depend on thickness of tuna and how well-done you want it - you may have to adjust up or down.
- Remove tuna from heat, sprinkle with black pepper and serve, Tomato Mayonnaise on the side.
- Tomato Tarragon Mayonnaise
- Chop tomato, mince garlic and snip herbs: hold leaves in one hand and snip with a scissors.
- Put into a small bowl and add mayonnaise. Mix well and serve.
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| Nutrition Information Recipe serves 2 Entire Recipe / per serving Calories: 765 / 382.5 Total Carbohydrates: 23 / 11.5 Dietary Fiber: 3 / 1.5 Total Fat: 212 / 106 Saturated Fat: 3 / 1.5 Cholesterol: 174 / 87 Protein: 84 / 42 Calcium: 89 / 44.5 Sodium: 560 / 280 |
General Technical Details and Disclaimer:
Note: Yellowfin tuna is significantly lower in fat and calories than bluefin.
Measurements in this color are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.
I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it. I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.
My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
