Seared Tuna With Citrus Sauce

Submitted by Zurie

"A quick tuna meal with a difference. Tuna is meaty, and the citrus sauce goes well with it."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs tuna steaks, about 6 oz each
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 ounces fresh arugula (or more)
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 orange, zest of, grated
• 1 lemon zest, only grated
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 1 1⁄2 inches fresh ginger, grated
• 2 oranges, in segments (remove white pith)
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 1 inch dried chilies, crumbled or 1 small chili pepper, chopped, seeds removed
• salt

directions

1. Mix together the ingredients from the soy sauce down to the chilli pepper, stir well, and stand for a while for flavours to mix.
2. Put in a suitable container in a warming oven to just warm through.
3. Brush the tuna steaks with the olive oil and just sear quickly on both sides in a hot griddle pan over very high heat for rare meat -- or cook to your liking. Use salt to taste.
4. Arrange the arugula on 4 plates, top each with a tuna steak, and drizzle the citrus sauce with orange segments over each serving.
5. Serve immediately -- but can be served cold.

Reviews

[januarybride]

We enjoyed this meal last night thanks to ZWT7 and the Pacific! The arugula is a must - as it brings added flavor to the dish (hubby doesn't like it so I used an arugula blend on his and he didn't complain). I would caution to use low sodium soy for sure. And then next time I will leave the oranges out of the marinade and just put them on top for 2 reasons. . .#1 because they soaked up all the salt from the soy and lost that wonderful sweetness that complemented the dish so well and #2 they would be much prettier orange than brown! I did add some edamame and some slivers of red bell pepper for a little more color. Also of note, I didn't add the hot pepper (hubby doesn't care for hot stuff) but found that my ginger gave the dressing a good heat and zing itself. Overall, we REALLY enjoyed this dish!

 

[BakinBaby]

This was so good. The citrus mixed with soy was a great combination. I had never cooked Tuna before, what a great recipe to start off with. Made for ZWT Shady ladies.