Cajun Seared Tuna And White Bean Puree with Jalapeno Olive Salad
From keni 12 years ago
- <30 min to make
- Serves 6
A very simple tuna recipe seared just seconds to be served perfectly rare, as intended, and the creamy white beans and kicky topping enhance it wonderfully. Don't over think or overdo tuna. Just get a high grade and let it speak for itself.
Ingredients
Cajun Tuna
- 6 high grade tuna steaks(about 1 inch thick) shopping list
- about 1/4 cup cajun seasoning(garlic, paprika, oregano, black pepper, red pepper, etc) shopping list
For white bean Puree
- Drizzle of olive oil shopping list
- 2 cups cooked white beans(or 2 cans, undrained, is fine, too) shopping list
- about 1/2 a small onion, chopped shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- about 1T herbs de provence shopping list
- juice from 1/2 lemon shopping list
- several whole peppercorns(use a mix, if you have them :) shopping list
- couple dashes of hot sauce(optional) shopping list
- kosher or sea salt shopping list
Jalapeno olive Salad
- --store purchased or homemade to your preference. Gambino is a great brand or just make a tapenade of mixed olives, peppers, a lil oil from the olives, and other minced veggies like carrots, celery, cauliflower, etc with French or Italian herbs added shopping list
How to make it
For White Bean Puree
- In medium sauce pan, saute onions and garlic in oil until soft..
- Add beans, herbs salt and pepper corns and heat through.
- Remove from heat and add lemon juice and hot sauce.
- With an immersion blender, blend until smooth. Add a lil bean water if needed to thin to desired consistency.
For Cajun Tuna
- Sprinkle both sides of each tuna steak with the Cajun seasoning.
- Heat a grill pan or cast iron pan on the stove top until VERY hot.
- (lightly oil the pan only if you think your pan needs it)
- Add tuna steaks and cook about 30-60 seconds, flip and repeat. These should NOT need more than 1 minute cooking per side.
To Serve
- Spread some of the bean puree on serving plates, top with the tuna steak and add the olive salad over the top!
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