Simply Seared Tuna w/ Triple Herb Sauce

Ingredients

2 - 6 ounce pieces of Ahi Tuna
½ cup mint
½ cup cilantro
½ cup parsley
1/3-cup scallions
¼ cup walnuts
1/2 jalapeno
Juice of a lime
1/3 cup of chicken or veggie broth
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus a little extra to rub on your tuna
A fat pinch of salt and some pepper Serves 2 (but you will have extra sauce!)

Directions

Triple Herb Sauce
Start by pulsing jalapeno and scallions in  a food processor until finely minced.  Add in mint, cilantro, parsley, scallions, and walnuts; pulse until finely chopped.

Add lime juice and broth, blend until paste begins to form.  Finish it off with olive oil and salt…. yum!!!!

*You may need a little less or more broth, you’ll have to play.  Also, if you’re not crazy about spice, start with just a little jalapeno and then taste your way to the perfect spiciness!

 
Simply Seared Tuna
In a perfect world you would want to use a cast iron pan for this recipe, but I don’t own one.  I used a Calphalon One iodized pan and was perfectly happy with the results.

Heat pan over a medium high heat.  While you’re pan is heating up, rub your tuna steaks with olive oil and season one side with salt and pepper.

Once your pan is good and hot, add tuna to the pan and season the opposite side.  For medium rare tuna you’re only gonna need a minute or so on each side, so don’t go to far.  If you like you’re tuna more well done, then by all means, let it go a  little longer.  Flip and cook other side!

Plate tuna and top with Triple Herb Sauce… enjoy!!

Nutritional Analysis

Six ounces of Tuna w/ two tbsp. of Triple Herb Sauce
Calories: 282; Total Fat: 11.1g; Saturated Fat: 1.6g; Cholesterol: 77mg; Sodium: 81mg; Carbohydrate: 3.9g; Dietary Fiber: 1.5; Sugars: 0.7g; Protein: 41.4g