Cook the Book: Oven-Baked Tuna with a Savory Topping

Name: Cook the Book: Oven-Baked Tuna with a Savory Topping
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams fresh tuna steak, about 3/4 inch thick (about; 6 black olives, preferably salt-cured, pitted; 1 Tbsp capers, preferably salt·packed, rinsed and drained; 16 ripe cherry tomatoes, coarsely chopped; 2 Tbsps fine dry breadcrumbs; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon crushed dried red chili; 1 teaspoons sea salt

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cook the Book: Oven-Baked Tuna with a Savory Topping a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 112g of protein, 55g of fat, and a total of 1067 calories. This recipe serves 1. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet. Head to the store and pick up sea salt, olive oil, cherry tomatoes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sea salt you could follow this main course with the Raspberry Sea Salt Brownies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Pat the tuna steak dry.

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Tuna Steak

Spread a little of the olive oil over the bottom of an oven dish in which the tuna will fit comfortably and set the steak in the dish. Smear a little more oil over the top of the steak and sprinkle on the salt and chili.

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Olive Oil

Spread

Chili Pepper

Steak

Salt

Tuna

Cooking Oil

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Oven

Chop together the black olives, capers, and basil to make a coarse, crumbly mixture. Pile this on top of the tuna and then add the chopped tomatoes.

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Black Olives

Tomato

Capers

Basil

Tuna

Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the tomatoes and dribble the remaining oil over the top.

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Breadcrumbs

Tomato

Cooking Oil

Transfer the dish to the preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the tuna is done to taste. (In southern Italy, tuna is almost always cooked well done, but Americans may prefer it with a streak of raw in the middle.)

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Tuna

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Oven

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Oven

Ingredients

Servings:

454grams

fresh tuna steak, about 3/4 inch thick (about 6

black olives, preferably salt-cured, pitted 1Tbsp

capers, preferably salt·packed, rinsed and drained 16

ripe cherry tomatoes, coarsely chopped 2Tbsps

fine dry breadcrumbs 2Tbsps

extra-virgin olive oil 1teaspoon

crushed dried red chili 1teaspoons

sea salt

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Tunan on the menu? Try pairing with Merlot, Pinot Noir, and rosé Wine. Though fish is often paired with white wine, 'meatier' fish like tuna can absolutely go with red wine. A Rosé will also pair nicely, particularly if your tunan is prepared with ingredients better suited to a white wine. The Provenance Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 34 dollars per bottle.