Name: Seared Tuna with Avocado and Salsa Verde Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: cup flat leaf parsley leaves; 3 tbsp capers; 1 clove garlic; 4 tsp lemon juice; 1 tsp anchovy paste; ½ tsp dijon mustard; ¾ tsp salt; ¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper; ½ cup olive oil; 4 tuna steaks; 1 avocado

How To Make Seared Tuna with Avocado and Salsa Verde Recipe

Italian-inspired salsa verde with anchovies, capers, parsley add some freshness to the thick tuna steaks and the mild and creamy avocados.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

cupflat leaf parsley leaves,lightly packed
3tbspcapers,drained
1clovegarlic
4tsplemon juice
1tspanchovy paste
½tspdijon mustard
¾tspsalt
¼tspfresh ground black pepper
½cupolive oil,(plus 1 tbsp)
4tuna steaks
1avocado

Instructions

Put the parsley, capers, garlic, lemon juice, anchovy paste, mustard, salt and pepper into a food processor.
Pulse to chop, six to eight times.
With the machine running, add the ½ cup oil in a thin stream to make a coarse puree.
Leave the sauce in the food processor and, if necessary, pulse to re-emulsify just before serving.
Heat a grill pan or heavy cast-iron pan over moderately high heat.
Rub the tuna steaks all over with the 1 tablespoon oil.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Cook the fish for 3 minutes.
Turn and cook until done to taste, which can be 3 to 4 minutes longer for medium-rare.
To serve, top the tuna steaks with the avocado and drizzle with the sauce.