Buttery lime sauteed tuna steak served over a red pepper/onion saute topped with avocado salsa.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Avocado, Mexican, Paleo, Red Pepper, Tuna Steak
Servings: 2
Author: Irena Macri | Eat Drink Paleo
Ingredients
Pepper Onion Saute
1tbsp.olive oil
1/2c.sweet onionor red onion coarsely chopped
1c.red bell peppercoarsely chopped
1/2tsp.paprika
1/2tsp.cumin
1cloveminced garlic
1tbsp.cider vinegar
good pinch red chili flakes
good pinch kosher salt
2-3tbsp.water
Avocado Salsa
1large avocado cut into medium chunks
2tbsp.chopped cilantrosubstitute basil if preferred
juice from 1/2 lime
pinchkosher salt
Tuna Steaks
1tbsp.olive oilplus additional for drizzling on fish
1tbsp.butter
1tsp.crushed coriander seedsyou can use ground coriander, but I really liked the crushed coriander seed because it added some nice texture to the fish
2tuna steaksabout 6 oz each
kosher salt and fresh ground black pepperto taste
zest from 1 lime
juice from 1/2 lime
Instructions
Prep Tuna Steak
Pat tuna steak dry and drizzle with some olive oil. Sprinkle with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and set aside to come to room temperature.
Pepper Onion Saute
Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in non stick saute pan to medium heat. Add onion and pepper. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, stirring a couple of times. Add paprika, cumin, garlic, cider vinegar, salt, chili flakes and 2 tbsp. water, mixing thoroughly. Cook an additional 5-7 minutes until vegetables are tender and slightly browned, adding 1 additional tbsp of water if pan gets dry. Keep warm if proceeding with recipe. Note - Pepper Onion Saute can be made in advance and rewarmed in microwave just before assembling.
Avocado Salsa
Combine avocado, lime juice, cilantro and salt. Toss well and set aside.
Cooking Tuna Steak
Heat 1 tbsp olive oil and butter in non stick saute pan to medium high heat. Add coriander seeds and lime zest and stir for 1 minute to infuse flavors into olive oil/butter mixture. Add tuna steak and turn heat down to medium. Squeeze juice of 1/2 lime over fish and cook for 2 minutes, bathing the steaks in the lime butter sauce while cooking. Turn and cook for 2 additional minutes. If you prefer medium to medium well cook for 3 minutes per side.
Assemble
Place Pepper Onion saute on plate, topping with tuna steak. Drizzle some of the lime butter sauce over fish, Top with Avocado Salsa. If desired, squeeze additional lime juice and drizzle with additional olive oil before serving.