Grilled Tuna With Basil Butter and Fresh Tomato Sauce
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
-
Basil Butter
- 177.44 ml fresh basil leaf
- 29.58 ml butter, softened
- 14.79 ml fresh lemon juice
- 1.23 ml salt
- 2 garlic cloves
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Sauce
- 9.85 ml olive oil
- 118.29 ml finely chopped red onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 709.77 ml grape tomatoes or 709.77 ml cherry tomatoes, halved
- 78.78 ml dry white wine
- 44.37 ml capers
- 29.58 ml balsamic vinegar
- 1.23 ml sugar
- 59.14 ml chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
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Tuna
- 4 (680.38 g) tuna steaks (about 1-inch thick)
- 2.46 ml salt
- 1.23 ml black pepper
- 4 basil leaves
directions
- Prepare grill or preheat broiler.
- Make the basil butter: combine the basil butter ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth, scraping sides as needed; set aside.
- Make the sauce: heat the oil in a saucepan over med-high heat.
- Add in onion and garlic; stir/saute 3 minutes.
- Add in tomatoes, stir/saute 2 minutes; stir in wine, capers, vinegar, and sugar; bring to a boil.
- Decrease heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally; stir in parsley; set aside.
- Make the tuna: sprinkle tuna with salt and pepper; place tuna on a greased grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
- Cook 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
- Serve with sauce and basil butter; garnish with basil leaves.
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