Spicy Grilled Tuna with Garden Salsa

Name: Spicy Grilled Tuna with Garden Salsa
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 tuna steaks (5 ounces each, about 3/4 inch thick); 1 Tbsp fresh basil, finely chopped; 1 Tbsp fresh cilantro, finely chopped; 1 Tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped; 6 large cloves garlic unpeeled; 473 milliliters diced heirloom tomatoes; 3 jalapeño chiles, stemmed; 59 milliliters fresh lime juice; 59 milliliters diced red onion; 1 teaspoon salt, divided

The recipe Spicy Grilled Tuna with Garden Salsa could satisfy your Mexican craving in roughly 45 minutes. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 273 calories, 41g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up jalapeño chiles, lime juice, cilantro, and a few other things to make it today. 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. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet.

Instructions

Roast garlic and jalapeños in a small, dry skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until soft (both will blacken in spots), 5 to 10 minutes for jalapeños, 15 minutes for garlic. Cool, then peel garlic. Puree garlic, jalapeños, lime juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth. Scoop 1/2 cup puree into a 13" x 9" glass baking dish.

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Lime Juice

Garlic

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Glass Baking Pan

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Place fish on puree, flipping once to coat both sides. Cover dish; refrigerate 10 to 20 minutes to marinate.

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Fish

Transfer remaining puree into another bowl for salsa.

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Salsa

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Bowl

Mix in tomatoes. Rinse onion in a small strainer under cold water; drain.

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Tomato

Onion

Water

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Add to tomato mixture. Stir in cilantro, mint and basil. Season with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Coat grill with cooking spray; heat to medium-high (about 375°F).

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Grill

Remove fish from marinade; place on grill. Cover grill and cook 3 minutes. Uncover, flip fish, cover again and cook until fish is done, about 2 minutes more for medium-rare.

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Transfer fish to plates; spoon salsa on top.

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Servings:

tuna steaks (5 ounces each, about 3/4 inch thick)1Tbsp

fresh basil, finely chopped 1Tbsp

fresh cilantro, finely chopped 1Tbsp

fresh mint, finely chopped 6large cloves

garlic unpeeled 473milliliters

diced heirloom tomatoes 3

jalapeño chiles, stemmed 59milliliters

fresh lime juice 59milliliters

diced red onion 1teaspoon

salt, divided

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. One wine you could try is Francis Ford Coppola Diamond Collection Merlot. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 20 dollars.