Grilled Tuna with Cucumber Salad Recipe

• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon grated, peeled fresh ginger (from about a 2- to 3-inch piece)
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 medium garlic clove, minced
• 1 Thai bird chile, stemmed and minced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and grated (about 1 cup)
• 1/2 English cucumber (about 8 ounces), sliced into 1/8-inch-thick rounds
• 4 (1-inch-thick) sushi-grade tuna steaks (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• Vegetable oil, for oiling the tuna and the grill
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped roasted, salted peanuts

1. Place the fish sauce, ginger, lime juice, sugar, garlic, and chile in a medium, nonreactive bowl and whisk until the sugar has dissolved.
2. Add the oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking until combined.
3. Add the carrot and cucumber and stir until evenly coated; set aside.
4. Heat a grill pan or outdoor grill to high (about 450 degrees F to 550 degrees F).
5. Meanwhile, pat the tuna dry with paper towels.
6. Rub the fish on both sides with a thin layer of vegetable oil and season generously with salt and pepper.
7. When the grill is ready, rub the grates with a towel dipped in vegetable oil.
8. Place the tuna on the grill and cook undisturbed until dark grill marks appear, about 2 minutes.
9. Using a flat spatula, flip the fish and cook until grill marks appear on the second side but the middle is still rare, about 2 to 3 minutes more.
10. Transfer the tuna to a cutting board.
11. Add the cilantro to the salad, stir to combine, and divide the salad evenly among 4 plates.
12. Slice each tuna steak against the grain into 1/4-inch-thick pieces and place over the salad.
13. Sprinkle with the peanuts and serve immediately.

fish sauce, ginger, freshly squeezed lime juice, sugar, garlic, bird chile, vegetable oil, carrot, cucumber, tuna, vegetable oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, fresh cilantro, peanuts

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/grilled-tuna-with-cucumber-salad-29869 (may not work)