Cooking the Perfect Seared Tuna Steak

Seared Tuna Steak with Red Pepper Salsa and Rocket salad

This is a great healthy recipe if you fancy something light, you are trying to lose weight, or want something high in protein and low in carbohydrates. It is really tasty so is you certainly don’t feel like you’re dieting! This recipe is also great if you need to make something which looks great, in a matter of minutes.

Ingredients

Rocket

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Fresh Tuna Steaks

Balsamic Vinegar

 Red Chilli

Red Peppers

Fresh Coriander

Black Pepper

Sea Salt

Brown Sugar

Cherry Tomatoes

Method

Firstly start by making the salsa. Dice 10 cherry tomatoes and add these to a mixing bowl, add a handful of finely chopped coriander. Add half a chopped fresh red chilli, dice the red pepper and add to the mixture. Add the balsamic vinegar and olive oil to the bowl and mix. Add a teaspoon of sugar to the mixture.   

Plac e some olive oil into the griddle pan. Heat the pan on a hot heat. Pepper the steaks with a thick coating of black pepper and sea salt. Place the steaks into the pan and cook on each side for 4 minutes.

In a separate mixing bowl add the rocket and a splash of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Add a table spoon of the salsa and mix.

To present, place the rocket onto the place, ensure you wipe the edge of the plate with a paper towel. Place the tuna steak on the bed of rocket. Then spoon the salsa on to the top of the steak and serve.

ENJOY!!! :-)