Grilled Tuna Steaks with asian marinade/dressing and avocado mango salsa
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
Marinade/Dressing1/3 cup soy sauce2 tablespoon grated or chopped ginger3 cloves freshly chopped garlic1 teaspoon brown sugar3/4 tablespoon honeyjuice of 2 limes or juice of half a lemon1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar2 tablespoon veggi oil2 tablespoon olive oil 0.8 tablespoon sesame oil (not quite 1 T)6 - 4 oz tuna steaks1 Avocado, cubedHandful Cilantro 1 medium Cucumber, chopped1 medium Carrot, shredded6 cups Organic Mixed Greens salad3 roma tomatoes, chopped1 Mango, cubed1 tbsp sesame seeds
Place grill pan under broiler on hi (I don't have a bbq at home so it's the next best thing!)
For Marinade/Dressing:
Place all ingredients in a blender and pulse/blend until smooth. Use half to marinate the tuna steaks (in fridge) while prepping and assembling salad.
Chop/grate all ingredients for salad and place in large bowl, while tuna marinates.
In a separate bowl combine avocado and cilantro and set aside.
To cook tuna: remove from marinade, allowing excess to drip off, then place on grill pan. Place under broiler for 1 minute only, then flip and grill other side for 1 more minute.
Remove from pan immediately and place on cutting board.
Cut steaks into thik slices.
To serve:
Toss the salad with the unused marinade/dressing and mix well. Leave a little bit of the dressing to mix with the avocado, cilantro.
Place salad onto plates then top with sliced tuna.
Top tuna with avocado/cilantro mixture, sprinkle chopped mango all over plate then garnish with a sprinkling of sesame seeds.
Serving Size: Makes about 6 servings used as marinade and dressing.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LUSCIOUS02.
For Marinade/Dressing:
Place all ingredients in a blender and pulse/blend until smooth. Use half to marinate the tuna steaks (in fridge) while prepping and assembling salad.
Chop/grate all ingredients for salad and place in large bowl, while tuna marinates.
In a separate bowl combine avocado and cilantro and set aside.
To cook tuna: remove from marinade, allowing excess to drip off, then place on grill pan. Place under broiler for 1 minute only, then flip and grill other side for 1 more minute.
Remove from pan immediately and place on cutting board.
Cut steaks into thik slices.
To serve:
Toss the salad with the unused marinade/dressing and mix well. Leave a little bit of the dressing to mix with the avocado, cilantro.
Place salad onto plates then top with sliced tuna.
Top tuna with avocado/cilantro mixture, sprinkle chopped mango all over plate then garnish with a sprinkling of sesame seeds.
Serving Size: Makes about 6 servings used as marinade and dressing.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LUSCIOUS02.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 333.3
- Total Fat: 17.4 g
- Cholesterol: 50.0 mg
- Sodium: 884.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 14.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
- Protein: 29.9 g
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