Seared Tuna with Lemon Dressing
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt and black pepper
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley or dill
- 4 thick tuna steaks
- For the dressing, mix the lemon juice, salt and pepper, and 4 tablespoons olive oil, then stir in the chopped parsley or dill.
- Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large, preferably nonstick, skillet.
- Put in the tuna steaks and cook them over high heat for less than 1 minute on each side, sprinkling them lightly with salt.
- To test for doneness, cut into one with a pointed knife; the time depends on the thickness of the steak.
- It should be uncooked and red inside.
- If you prefer it less rare, cook it only a tiny bit longer.
- You can easily spoil tuna by overcooking it.
- Serve the tuna steaks with the dressing poured over.
lemon, salt, extra virgin olive oil, flatleaf parsley, tuna
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/seared-tuna-with-lemon-dressing-373040 (may not work)