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Tuna in Tomato, Olive, and Caper Sauce

Thick tuna steaks seared until lightly charred, then finished for a few minutes in a fresh sauce of ripe tomato, red onion, basil, parsley, Kalamata olives and capers. Cooked to medium-rare so the fish stays tender.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total58 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 1 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  • 150 gred onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 4 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 6medium ripe tomatoes, finely chopped, with their juices
  • 20 gflat-leaf parsley, chopped (about 1/3 cup)
  • 15 gfresh basil, chopped (about 1/3 cup)
  • 120 mldry white wine, 1/2 cup
  • 24Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
  • 2 tbspcapers, rinsed and chopped

Fish

  • 2 tbspolive oil
  • 6tuna steaks, 170 g (6 oz) each, about 2.5 cm thick
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Mediterranean
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Fish
  • Sulfites
  • Tuna
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Basil
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol
  • Capers

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: high

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