GRILLED TUNA WITH HERBS

Grilled Tuna With Herbs image

Provided by Pierre Franey

Categories dinner, easy, quick, weekday, main course

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 slab of tuna, preferably from the belly portion, about 1 3/4 pounds
Salt to taste if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
6 sprigs fresh thyme
2 cloves garlic, peeled and cut into very thin slices
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
4 strips lemon rind
1/8 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon melted butter

Steps:

Preheat charcoal or gas grill or broiler to high.
Sprinkle tuna with salt and pepper on both sides. Place oil in a flat dish and add thyme, garlic, lemon juice, lemon rind and hot red pepper flakes. Add tuna and coat on both sides.
Remove tuna from the marinade.
Add butter to marinade, and place the dish in a warm place.
If tuna is to be cooked on a charcoal or gas grill, place it directly on the grill, fatty side down, and cook, turning often, 5 to 6 minutes. If it is to be cooked under a broiler, arrange tuna on a rack, fatty side up. Broil about 2 inches from heat, leaving broiler door partly open. Cook 3 minutes and turn; continue cooking 2 minutes. Transfer tuna to marinade. Turn tuna to coat on both sides. Cut into thin slices and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 203, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 3 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 183 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams