Seared tuna with fresh tomato and chilli sauce
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A fresh, quick-to-prepare sauce gives this simple tuna dish a spicy Italian taste. Delicious!
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Cooking time: 10 mins
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Serves: 4
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Skill level: Easy peasy
Ingredients
Tuna steaks should be cooked on a high heat to ensure you get a great crust.
- 2tbspolive oil
- 6 medium tomatoes, deseeded and chopped
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1tsp red wine vinegar
- 1tsp caster sugar
- 55g (2oz) black olives, halved
- 4 x 125g (4½ oz) tuna steaks
- 1tbsp chopped parsley
- Buttered new potatoes, to serve
Method
- Heat the oil in a pan and gently cook the tomatoes for 1 min or until they start to soften but still hold their shape. Add the chilli flakes, red wine vinegar, sugar and olives, and cook for a further 1 min.
- Heat a frying pan and cook the tuna steaks for 2-3 mins each side, depending on the thickness. Add the parsley to the sauce and season well.
- Pour the sauce over the tuna and serve with new potatoes and a spicy red wine to bring out the flavours.
Nutritional information per portion
- Calories 270(kcal)
- Fat 14.0g
- Saturates 3.0g
- Sugars 6.0g
- Salt 0.5g
This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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shelanboo, posted 1 year ago
Lovely recipe
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poo, posted 1 year ago
This is BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
