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Heading: Salads
Cuisine: French
Food Type: Seafood
No of Portions: 4
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Ingredients & Prep
4 Fresh Tuna steaks 150g each
2 tbsp
Olive oil
1 tsp
Oregano dried
2 tsp
Lemon juice
2 pinch
Salt
1/2 tsp
Black pepper freshly ground
Salad
200 g
Lettuce of choice chopped
1/2 Red onion sliced thinly
200 g
Tomatoes cut in 1/8ths
200 g
Green of French beans trimmed
20 g
Fresh basil chopped
2 egg boiled peeled & quartered
8 Olives de-stoned cut in halve
Dressing
3 tbsp
Extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp
Red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp
Caster sugar
1/2 Garlic clove finely grated
1/2 tsp
Salt
1/2 tsp
Black pepper freshly ground
Method
Step 1
Cook green beans in salted boiling water for 2 to 3 min, drain & set aside
Step 2
Place all salad ingredients in a bowl & cover with cling film.
Step 3
Make the dressing by putting the dressing ingredients into a clean jam jar & giving it a good shake, or blend with a stick/hand blender, set aside.
Step 4
Put oil, lemon juice, pepper, oregano & salt in a bowl & mix, coat each tuna steak in the mixture & set aside.
Step 5
Dress the salad, coat & mix with dressing, then plate up to the number of portion required read for the tuna steaks.
Step 6
Heat a griddle pan (best) or a frying pan on a med to high heat, when hot place on tuna steak & cook for 1 min per side or to your liking, depending on the size of your pan you may need to do in batches.
Step 7
Slice seared steak & place on each plate & serve.
Suggestion & Tips
Excellent with crusty bread.