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