Seared Tuna and Couscous Salad
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 thick tuna steaks
- olive oil
- coarse salt and black pepper
- white and black sesame seeds
- CousCous Sald
- 250ml cooked couscous
- 1 red onion
- 1 medium mango or cranberries
- 2 avocados
- 1 butter lettuce
- Citrus Dressing
- 45ml olive oil
- 45ml orange juice
- 2.5ml minced chilli
- 15ml lime juice
- 15ml honey
- 5ml orange rind
Method
- Rub the tuna steaks with olive oil and season them generously with coarse salt and black pepper. Dip them into a mixture of white and black sesame seeds. Heat a non-stick frying pan with olive oil on medium-high heat. Sear the steaks on both sides until just cooked. (They should be rare inside). Remove from the pan and set aside.
- For the Couscous Salad:
- Cut the red onion, mango and avocados into thin slices.
- Tear the washed butter lettuce, arrange on a platter and sprinkle with the cooked couscous.
- Decorate with the sliced onion, mango and avocado. Drizzle with the dressing and top with the grilled tuna steaks.
- Citrus Dressing
- Whisk all ingredients together.
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