Grilled Tuna and White Bean Salad
- 1 pound dried white beans, picked over, and soaked overnight
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 1 carrot, coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 bay leaf
- Olive oil
- 4 to 5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, divided
- 1 red onion, peeled, halved, and thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme leaves
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 (8-ounce) tuna steaks
- 1 head radicchio, halved
- Coarsely chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Drain the beans, then with cold water in a large pot and add the onion, carrot, garlic and bay leaf and cook until the beans are soft, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Drain the beans and pick out the onion, carrot, garlic and bay leaf.
- Place the beans in a bowl and toss with a couple tablespoons each of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
- Fold in the red onion and thyme, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Preheat grill to high.
- Brush tuna and radicchio with oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Grill the tuna for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until slightly charred and cooked to medium-rare doneness.
- Grill the radicchio, cut-side down, until slightly charred and wilted.
- Remove the tuna and radicchio from the grill.
- Dice tuna into bite-size pieces, and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
- Slice radicchio into 1/4-inch thick slices.
- Fold tuna and radicchio into the white beans.
- Transfer the beans to a platter and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
white beans, onion, carrot, garlic, bay leaf, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, red onion, thyme, salt, tuna, head radicchio, parsley
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/grilled-tuna-and-white-bean-salad-recipe.html (may not work)