Grilled Tuna with Roast Tomatoes and Spanish olives
- 16 cherry tomatoes
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 6 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 2 oregano
- marjoram sprigs, leaves stripped
- 1 tbsp. capers
- 26 Spanish black olives, pitted
- 4 tuna steaks
- Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/gas 2.
- Mix the cherry tomatoes, garlic, 5 tablespoons of the oil and oregano (or marjoram) in a bowl before pouring everything onto a baking tray.
- Roast for around 15 to 20 minutes, until the tomatoes look as though they are about to collapse and their skins are crinkled.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
- Once theyve cooled, add the tomatoes to a salad bowl, scraping in the delicious juices from the baking tray, then stir through the capers and olives.
- Ideally, for the next stage you should use a ridged griddle pan.
- If you dont have one of these, use a heavy-duty cast-iron frying pan instead.
- Heat the griddle pan until its very hot before adding the remaining oil.
- Season the tuna steaks and add them to the pan dont overcrowd the pan if youve got a large grill or barbecue, then of course they can be cooked all at the same time.
- I love rare tuna, which means that the steaks need only a minute or so on each side, but grill the tuna according to how well cooked you like them.
- Place the tuna steaks on plates and put the tomatoes on top and around the sides of the steaks.
- Eat immediately.
tomatoes, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, oregano, marjoram sprigs, capers, black olives
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/22004 (may not work)