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How to cook seared tuna
Photo: Giovanna Gomes

How to cook seared tuna

16 ingredients 30 min + 10 min Serves 2 openrecipes

Simply cooked tuna steaks with a zingy herb sauce alongside. Serve with boiled new potatoes.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

562
Calories
51g
Protein
37g
Fat
6g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Anchovy 100g 210
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 x 150g/5oz tuna steaks
  • pinch sea salt
  • drizzle extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 heaped tsp Dijon mustard
  • 150-250ml/5-9fl oz fruity, extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 anchovy fillets
  • handful fresh flatleaf parsley
  • handful fresh mint
  • handful fresh basil
  • handful fresh tarragon
  • 1-2 tbsp capers
  • 1 garlic
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1 lemon
  • wedges lemon
  • 2 sprigs fresh flatleaf parsley

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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