Grilled Tuna With White Bean and Charred Onion Salad
Ready In: 30 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Tuna
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 4 (6 ounce) tuna steaks
- cooking spray
Salad
- 1 medium vidalia onions or 1 medium other sweet onion, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1⁄2 cup chopped seeded peeled cucumber
- 1⁄4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 6 cups mixed salad greens
Directions
- Prepare grill.
- To prepare tuna, combine the first 6 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add tuna to bag; seal.
- Marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning once. Remove tuna from bag; discard marinade. Place tuna on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
- To prepare salad, place onion slices on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes on each side or until tender. Cool and chop.
- Combine vinegar and next 5 ingredients (through garlic) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended.
- Add onion, cucumber, parsley, capers, and beans to vinegar mixture; toss to coat. Arrange 1 1/2 cups salad greens on each of 4 plates.
- Top each serving with about 1/2 cup onion mixture and 1 tuna steak.
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