PEPPERED TUNA ON SPICY LIMA BEANS

Peppered Tuna on Spicy Lima Beans image

Provided by Marian Burros

Time 25m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

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Ingredients

10 ounces tuna
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 10-ounce package frozen baby lima beans
1 large clove garlic
Lemon to yield 2 tablespoons juice
1/4 teaspoon hot-pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Prepare broiler, if using.
Wash and dry tuna, and coat with black pepper.
Cook lima beans with 1/4 cup water until tender, about 5 minutes.
Prepare stove-top grill, if using. Broil or grill tuna, following the Canadian rule: measure fish at thickest part and cook 8 to 10 minutes to the inch.
Mince garlic, and when lima beans are cooked, drain, mix with garlic, lemon juice and hot-pepper flakes.
When tuna is cooked, season with salt and arrange on a bed of lima beans.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 325, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 2 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 45 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 221 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams