SEARED AHI TUNA WITH BLACKBERRY-PASSION FRUIT MARINADE

Seared Ahi Tuna with Blackberry-Passion Fruit Marinade image

This is a great summer dish. The marinade is great for grilling tuna, too. I usually serve this with a spinach salad with my passion fruit-dijon vinaigrette or my fennel salad. You can serve it with steamed white rice or over lettuce, thinly sliced cabbage, or fennel. Pair it with a passion fruit lemonade, a fruity cocktail, or a glass of light and fruity wine.

Provided by Cher Stewart

Time 2h20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 blackberries
½ cup passion fruit juice
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
1 pinch sea salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
4 (6 ounce) ahi tuna steaks
½ stalk green onion, thinly sliced

Steps:

Crush blackberries in a bowl until smooth. Add passion fruit juice, soy sauce, lemon juice, honey, parsley, sea salt, and pepper and stir until marinade is thoroughly mixed.
Place tuna in a glass dish and pour marinade over top; flip several times to coat. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Remove tuna from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high to high heat. Sear tuna in the hot skillet for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side.
Remove from the skillet and slice into 1/4-inch thick slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.2 calories, Carbohydrate 10.4 g, Cholesterol 76.6 mg, Fat 1.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 40.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 822.5 mg, Sugar 9.1 g