Seared Tuna with Papaya Salsa

Name: Seared Tuna with Papaya Salsa
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 tuna steaks (each 5 to 6 oz. and about 1 in. thick); 2 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 2 servings Coarsely ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp lime juice; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 454 grams firm-ripe papaya (about; 59 milliliters finely diced red onion; 2 servings Salt; 1 fresh jalapeño or serrano chili, rinsed, stemmed, seeded, and minced

Seared Tuna with Papaya Salsa

Seared Tuna with Papaya Salsan is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe with 2 servings. One portion of this dish contains about 41g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 382 calories. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a pricey main course. A mixture of tuna steaks, lime juice, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the lime juice you could follow this main course with the Lime Angel Food Cake with Lime Glaze and Pistachios as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Peel and seed papaya; cut into 1/2-inch cubes.

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Papaya

In a bowl, mix papaya, onion, chili, cilantro, and lime juice.

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Lime Juice

Cilantro

Papaya

Chili Pepper

Onion

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Bowl

Add salt to taste. Set aside while preparing fish or cover and chill up to 4 hours.

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Fish

Salt

Rinse fish and pat dry. Coat both sides of steaks with oil and sprinkle all over with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

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Cooking Oil

Heat a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over high heat; add fish and cook, turning once, until opaque on both sides but still pink in the center (cut to test), 4 to 6 minutes total.

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Fish

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Transfer steaks to plates and spoon salsa over servings.

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Steak

Salsa

*Look for troll- or pole-caught Pacific albacore tuna; it's more sustainably fished than longline, and the fish have lower mercury levels. U.S. ahi is next best.

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Albacore Tuna

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Servings:

tuna steaks (each 5 to 6 oz. and about 1 in. thick)2Tbsps

chopped fresh cilantro leaves 2servings

Coarsely ground black pepper 1Tbsp

lime juice 2teaspoons

olive oil 454grams

firm-ripe papaya (about 59milliliters

finely diced red onion 2servings

Salt 1

fresh jalapeño or serrano chili, rinsed, stemmed, seeded, and minced

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Merlot, Pinot Noir, and rosé Wine are my top picks 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. The Maddalena Merlot with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.