GRILLED TUNA WITH PARSLEY SALAD

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Simple fresh ingredients make this quick healthy recipe the perfect dish for when friends come over

Provided by Good Food team

Time 17m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 line-caught yellowfin tuna steaks , about 140g/5oz each
1 tbsp olive oil
2 lemons wedges
2 handfuls (50g/2oz) flat-leaf parsley , very roughly chopped
2 shallots , finely sliced
1 tbsp capers , roughly chopped
small handful green olives , stoned and roughly chopped
6 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
juice of half a lemon

Steps:

First make up the parsley salad by mixing all the ingredients together and stirring until completely combined. Set aside while you cook the tuna.
Heat a griddle or frying pan until practically smoking. Rub the tuna with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Griddle the tuna steaks for 1 min on each side, turning them 90 degrees after 30 secs if you want criss-cross patterns. This will give you tuna that is medium-rare, but if you like it well-cooked give it a few more mins on each side. It's important not to move the fish around the pan before it's seared as it will stick and break up. The steak will release itself from the pan once it's ready to be turned.
Serve each steak with half the salad, a lemon wedge for squeezing over and a few new potatoes, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 578 calories, Fat 48 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 35 grams protein, Sodium 2.3 milligram of sodium