Seared tuna, zucchini and lemon salad with green olive smash

Recipes / Fish

Try this luscious seared tuna salad, packed with flavour but light on cals.

Recipe «Seared tuna, zucchini and lemon salad with green olive smash» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 05 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 zucchinis, thinly sliced into ribbons, 400g can cannellini beans, rinsed, drained, 1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked, 1 lemon, peeled, white pith removed, flesh segmented, 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to brush and drizzle , 2 x 180g tuna steaks, Grated ricotta salata, to serve, 1 cup pitted Sicilian olives or other green olives, roughly chopped , 1/4 cup pistachio kernels, roughly chopped, 1 long green chilli, roughly chopped, 1 small garlic clove, roughly chopped, 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil.

Ingredients:

  • 2 zucchinis, thinly sliced into ribbons 
  • 400g can cannellini beans, rinsed, drained 
  • 1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked 
  • 1 lemon, peeled, white pith removed, flesh segmented 
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to brush and drizzle 
  • 2 x 180g tuna steaks 
  • Grated ricotta salata, to serve 
  • 1 cup pitted Sicilian olives or other green olives, roughly chopped 
  • 1/4 cup pistachio kernels, roughly chopped 
  • 1 long green chilli, roughly chopped 
  • 1 small garlic clove, roughly chopped 
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 

Instructions

  1. For the green olive smash, place all the ingredients in a small food processor and pulse until a coarse paste. Season to taste and set aside until ready to serve.
  2. Combine the zucchini, cannellini beans, parsley and lemon segments in a bowl. Season and toss with 2 tbs oil. Set aside.
  3. Brush tuna with oil, season and cook in a large frypan over high heat for 1 minute each side and 10 seconds on each edge to seal, then set aside, loosely covered with foil, to rest for 3 minutes. Thinly slice.
  4. Divide zucchini salad among 4 plates and top with tuna, green olive smash and ricotta salata. Drizzle with oil and season with freshly ground black pepper.