Name: Mediterranean Rice Salad with Seared Tuna Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 14 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1½ cups long grain rice; 1 small red onion; 1 large tomato; 1 red bell pepper; ½ cup black olives; 3 tbsp flat leaf parsley; 1 tsp thyme; 3 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1½ tsp dijon mustard; 1 clove garlic; 1½ tsp salt; ¾ tsp fresh ground black pepper; ⅓ cup olive oil; 4 tuna steaks

Mediterranean Rice Salad with Seared Tuna Recipe

How To Make Mediterranean Rice Salad with Seared Tuna

Packed with olives, peppers, and the sharp flavors of thyme, this Mediterranean rice salad is tossed in mustard vinaigrette for a bright, flavorful dish.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 14 minutes

Total: 24 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½cupslong grain rice
1small red onion,chopped
1large tomato,seeded and cut into ½ inch dice
1red bell pepper,seeds and ribs removed, cut into ½ inch dice
½cupblack olives,such as Kalamata, halved and pitted
3tbspflat leaf parsley,chopped
1tspthyme,dried
3tbspwhite wine vinegar
1½tspdijon mustard
1clovegarlic,minced
1½tspsalt
¾tspfresh ground black pepper
⅓cupolive oil,(plus 1 tbsp)
1½lbstuna steaks,about ½ inch thick

Instructions

In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the rice for about 10 minutes until just done. Drain.
Rinse with cold water, then drain thoroughly.
In a medium glass or stainless-steel bowl, combine the rice, onion, tomato, bell pepper, olives, parsley, and ½ teaspoon of the thyme.
In a small glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk the vinegar with mustard, garlic, 1 teaspoon of salt, and ½ teaspoon of black pepper.
Add the ⅓ cup oil slowly, whisking.
Toss this vinaigrette with the rice.
Rub the tuna with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle with the remaining ½ teaspoon thyme, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper.
Heat a grill pan or large heavy frying pan over moderately high heat.
Put the tuna in the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Turn and cook until done to taste, about 2 minutes longer for medium-rare.
Mound the rice on plates and top with the tuna.