Seared Tuna with Avocado and Salsa Verde

Name: Seared Tuna with Avocado and Salsa Verde
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 tuna steaks, about 1 inch thick (about 2 pounds in all); 1 teaspoon anchovy paste; 1 avocado, cut into 1/2-inch chunks; 3 Tbsps drained capers; 1 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 158 milliliters lightly packed flat-leaf parsley leaves; 1 clove garlic, smashed; 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 4 teaspoons lemon juice; 118 milliliters olive oil; 1 teaspoons salt

Seared Tuna with Avocado and Salsa Verde might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe serves 4. One serving contains 575 calories, 42g of protein, and 43g of fat. It is an expensive recipe for fans of Mexican food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. If you have olive oil, garlic, lightly flat-leaf parsley leaves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Put the parsley, capers, garlic, lemon juice, anchovy paste, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/8 teaspoon of the pepper into a food processor. Pulse to chop, six to eight times. With the machine running, add the 1/2 cup oil in a thin stream to make a coarse puree. Leave the sauce in the food processor and, if necessary, pulse to re-emulsify just before serving.

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Anchovy Paste

Lemon Juice

Mustard

Parsley

Capers

Garlic

Pepper

Sauce

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Food Processor

Heat a grill pan or heavy cast-iron pan over moderately high heat. Rub the tuna steaks all over with the 1 tablespoon oil.

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Tuna Steak

Cooking Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cook the fish for 3 minutes. Turn and cook until done to your taste, 3 to 4 minutes longer for medium rare. To serve, top the tuna steaks with the avocado and drizzle with the sauce.

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Tuna Steak

Avocado

Pepper

Sauce

Fish

Salt

Fish Alternatives: Firm fish steaks, such as sturgeon, mako shark, and swordfish, all make excellent alternatives to the tuna. You'll want to cook them longer until just done, rather than medium rare.

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Swordfish

Steak

Shark

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Tuna

Wine Recommendation: The brazen flavors of anchovy paste and capers make a white wine with lots of acidity a must. A Sancerre or a lighter-styled Muscadet de Svre-et-Maine, both from the Loire Valley in France, are good examples.

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Anchovy Paste

Sancerre

Capers

Wine

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Food Processor

Grill Pan

Frying Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

tuna steaks, about 1 inch thick (about 2 pounds in all)1teaspoon

anchovy paste 1

avocado, cut into 1/2-inch chunks 3Tbsps

drained capers 1teaspoons

Dijon mustard 158milliliters

lightly packed flat-leaf parsley leaves 1clove

garlic, smashed 0teaspoons

fresh-ground black pepper 4teaspoons

lemon juice 118milliliters

olive oil 1teaspoons

salt

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Merlot, Pinot Noir, and rosé Wine are great choices for Tuna. 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. One wine you could try is GEN5 Merlot. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 12 dollars.