Ahi Tuna on Grilled Pineapple W/Lime Mustard

From *The Carnival Experience* by Peter Leypold (Exec Chef of Carnival Cruise Lines), this starter course or appy is elegant, incredibly good & an easy-fix that esp appeals to me as it is made ahead & served cold to the table in a flash. I promise you & your guests will love this!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 6 Appy Servings

Ingredients

• 1  teaspoon lime juice
• 2  tablespoons English mustard or 2  tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1⁄2 fresh pineapple
• 12  ounces fresh ahi tuna
• 2  tablespoons butter

Directions

1. Mix lime juice w/mustard & set aside.
2. FOR PINEAPPLE:
3. Halve pineapple from side-to-side & reserve top half for another use. Peel bottom half of pineapple, remove center core & cut into 6 rd slices.
4. Heat stove-top grill or grill pan & grill pineapple slices till lightly browned. Remove from heat, brush w/lime mustard & set aside to chill.
5. FOR TUNA: Cut tuna into 12 1 oz chunks, sear the tuna chunks in the butter & set aside to chill.
6. TO SERVE: Place 2 chunks of the tuna on ea pineapple slice & serve cold sprinkled w/sea salt & lime zest as desired.