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Tamarind seared tuna steak with melon salad and zingy dressing
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Tamarind seared tuna steak with melon salad and zingy dressing

18 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Searing tuna steaks gives them a fantastic flavour and adding tamarind makes it extra special. Serve with a melon salad and zingy dressing for a wonderfully vibrant meal.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

886
Calories
67g
Protein
35g
Fat
79g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 17 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Edamame 1/2 cup (78g) shelled 120
Pomegranate 1/2 cup seeds (87g) 72
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Cantaloupe Melon 1 cup diced (160g) 53
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Watermelon 1 cup diced (152g) 46
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Bean not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Coriander 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

  • ¼ watermelon
  • ½ cantaloupe melon
  • 150g/5½oz edamame beans
  • 75g/2½oz sugar-snap peas
  • 75g/2½oz mangetout
  • tuna steak (weighing approximately 500g/1lb 2oz), cut into 4 pieces
  • 2 tbsp tamarind
  • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 red chilli
  • 2 garlic
  • 2cm/¾in piece root ginger
  • 2 tbsp palm sugar
  • 6 tbsp soy sauce
  • 4 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander
  • 2 limes
  • ½ pomegranate

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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