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Seared fresh tuna nicoise

Recipe from: - Ideas 11/1/1999
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 4 minutes

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Ingredients

600

g

fresh tuna steaks
olive oil
16

cherry tomatoes
100

g

green beans, blanched
12

new potatoes, cooked and sliced
2

soft-;boiled eggs, shelled and quartered
12

black olives
SAUCE
1

small red pepper
1

clove garlic
50

ml

red wine vinegar
1

lemon, grated rind and juice
few basil leaves
100

ml

olive oil

Method

Brush tuna steaks with olive oil and sear on a hot griddle pan for 1-2 minutes. Turn and grill for another 1-2 minutes. Tuna should be pink inside. Assemble a pile of salad ingredients on each plate. Season. Top with a tuna steak. SAUCE: Char-grill or roast pepper and garlic. Peel. Process together with vinegar, lemon rind and juice and basil leaves. Slowly add oil with motor running. Pour over tuna salad.

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