Name: Tuna steak salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 21 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Dressing; juice of 1 lemon; 1 tablespoon dijon mustard; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1/4 cup (60 millilitres) olive oil; 2 tuna steaks, about 200 grams each; 1/4 cup plain flour, seasoned; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 125 gram green beans, topped and tailed; 8 cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 small red salad onion, halved and sliced; 1 radicchio or other lettuce of choice; 1/2 cup (75 grams) kalamata olives

Tuna steak salad

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

11M

Total

21M

Ingredients

Dressing

juice of 1 lemon

1 tablespoon dijon mustard

1 garlic clove, crushed

1/4 cup (60 millilitres) olive oil

2 tuna steaks, about 200 grams each

1/4 cup plain flour, seasoned

1 tablespoon olive oil

125 gram green beans, topped and tailed

8 cherry tomatoes, halved

1 small red salad onion, halved and sliced

1 radicchio or other lettuce of choice

1/2 cup (75 grams) kalamata olives

Method

1.Lightly dust tuna with seasoned flour. In a frying pan, heat oil on medium. Cook tuna 2-3 minutes each side, until lightly browned and cooked to taste. Break flesh into bite-size pieces.

2.In a saucepan of boiling, salted water, cook green beans 3-5 minutes, until tender. Drain and refresh under cold water. Combine with tomatoes, onion and tuna.

3.To make dressing: mix juice, mustard and garlic in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in oil, until thickened. Season to taste.

4.Arrange lettuce on serving plates. Top with tuna mixture and beans, scatter over olives, drizzle with dressing. Serve.

For a quick meal, use canned tuna. Baked chat potatoes may be added to make it more substantial.
Note

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