Fresh Tuna Steaks over Piquant Kale
- 1 onion
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 1/2 pounds kale or 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
- 8 tiny cornichons or 1/2 cup chopped nonsweet pickles
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon capers
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh tuna, sword fish, or halibut steaks
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Finely chop the onion.
- Quarter the tomatoes, remove the seeds with a small spoon, and cut the pulp into 1/2-inch chunks.
- Stem, rinse, and chop the kale.
- Rinse and mince the parsley.
- Thinly slice or chop the cornichons.
- Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
- Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the white wine and simmer 2 to 3 minutes.
- Stir in the tomatoes, pickles, capers, and kale.
- Cover and simmer over low heat until the kale is tender, about 15 minutes.
- Uncover the skillet and season the vegetables to taste with salt and pepper.
- Set the tuna over the vegetables.
- Cover and bake until the tuna is nearly cooked through with traces of red or pink in the center, 10 to 15 minutes.
- (If the tuna is cooked all the way through, it will be too dry.)
- Serve hot.
onion, tomatoes, kale, parsley, cornichons, olive oil, white wine, capers, salt, fresh tuna
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/fresh-tuna-steaks-over-piquant-kale (may not work)