Grilled Tuna Fillet Salad

Submitted by TasteTester

"This makes a fresh-tasting layered salad that is a meal-in-one. It is prepared ahead of time and after chilling in the refrigerator, it's ready to be served -- great for those warm summer evenings. (Two hours of the cooking time listed below is actually the time for the salad to chill.)"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 40mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs fresh ahi tuna fillets, cut 1-inch thick
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1⁄4 lbs small new yukon gold potatoes, thinly sliced
• 6 ears fresh sweet corn
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 12 green onions, sliced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
• chili powder
• lime wedge (optional)

• Lime Dressing

• 3 limes
• 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

directions

1. For charcoal grill, cook over medium coals. For a gas grill, preheat the grill and then reduce heat to medium.
2. Rinse tuna and pat dry. Brush Tuna with olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. If using a charcoal grill, grill tuna on greased rack of uncovered grill directly over coals, 8-12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and the center is slightly pink, turning once.
4. If using a gas grill, place tuna on greased rack over heat. Cover and then grill as above.
5. Meanwhile, cook potato slices in boiling salted water 5-8 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside. Cut corn from cob.
6. In a small bowl combine cilantro, green onions, and jalapeno; cover and chill. Prepare Lime Dressing as below, and set aside. Break tuna into 3/4-inch pieces.
7. Place tuna evenly on bottom of a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Drizzle with 1/3 of the Lime Dressing. Add potatoes; drizzle with another 1/3 of the dressing. Add corn and drizzle with remaining dressing. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Cover and chill in refrigerator 2-3 hours.
8. To serve, top with cilantro mixture and sweet pepper. Sprinkle with chili powder; pass lime wedges.
9. To prepare Lime Dressing:.
10. Finely shred 2 teaspoons of peel from the limes. Squeeze enough lime juice to equal 1/2 cup.
11. In small bowl whisk together the lime peel, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, coriander, cumin, salt annd pepper.