Seared tuna steak with green bean and tomato salad

Name: Seared tuna steak with green bean and tomato salad
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 tuna steaks; 200g green beans, trimmed; 250g tomatoes, cut into wedges; 0.5 red onion, thinly sliced; 1 lemon, zest and squeezed; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp dried oregano; 2 tbsp fresh basil, torn; 1 tsp low fat cooking spray

Tuna seared pink in the middle, laid over crunchy green beans, ripe tomatoes and a bright lemon and oregano dressing.

Time20 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £4.75 a head

2 servings

Ingredients

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2tuna steaks
200 ggreen beanstrimmed
250 gtomatoescut into wedges
½red onionthinly sliced
1lemonzest and squeezed
1 tbspolive oil
1 tspdried oregano
2 tbspfresh basiltorn
1 tsplow fat cooking spray

Method

1
Boil the green beans for 4 minutes until just tender, then drain and cool under cold water.
4 min
2
Whisk the olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice and oregano together. Toss with the beans, tomatoes and onion.
3
Season the tuna with black pepper. Spray a frying pan and heat until very hot.
4
Sear the tuna for 1 to 2 minutes on each side. It should stay pink in the middle.
3 min
5
Slice the tuna thickly, lay it over the salad and scatter with basil.

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