Grilled Tuna With Warm White Bean Salad
Serves: 3
Cierra Adams
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
58
Spice
39
Sweetness
45
Sourness
39
mins
Prep time (avg)
4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
In a large saucepan simmer beans in salted water with crushed garlic until tender, about 1 hour, and drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid
2
In a small bowl mash 1/2 cup beans with a fork and return mashed and whole beans to pan with reserved liquid
3
Chop 1 cup arugula and stir into beans (off heat) with garlic paste, onion, parsley, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste
4
Keep bean salad warm, covered, over very low heat while cooking arugula
5
Prepare grill while beans are cooking
6
Rinse and pat dry tuna
7
On a plate combine tuna steaks with remaining tablespoon lemon juice, turning to coat, and sprinkle both sides with fennel seeds, pepper, and salt to taste
8
Grill fish on a lightly oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals about 3 minutes on each side, or until barely cooked through
9
(Alternatively, fish may be cooked in a heated well-seasoned ridged grill pan in same manner
10
) In a large saucepan simmer beans in salted water with crushed garlic until tender, about 1 hour, and drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid
11
In a small bowl mash 1/2 cup beans with a fork and return mashed and whole beans to pan with reserved liquid
12
Chop 1 cup arugula and stir into beans (off heat) with garlic paste, onion, parsley, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste
13
Keep bean salad warm, covered, over very low heat while cooking arugula
14
Prepare grill while beans are cooking
15
Rinse and pat dry tuna
16
On a plate combine tuna steaks with remaining tablespoon lemon juice, turning to coat, and sprinkle both sides with fennel seeds, pepper, and salt to taste
17
Grill fish on a lightly oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals about 3 minutes on each side, or until barely cooked through
18
(Alternatively, fish may be cooked in a heated well-seasoned ridged grill pan in same manner
19
) Arrange bean salad and remaining cup arugula on 4 plates and top with fish
20
Squeeze lemon over the fish
21
Arrange bean salad and remaining cup arugula on 4 plates and top with fish
22
Squeeze lemon over the fish