Tuna steak with mint pesto
Ingredients
- Tuna1.3 lb
- Extra virgin olive oil2 tsp
- Garlic1 clove
- Chive
- Black pepperto taste
- Saltto taste
- Lemon
- Mint0.7 oz
- Pine nut4 tbsp
Instructions
- Make the mint pesto first: put the washed and dried mint leaves in a mixer bowl, add the pine nuts and the olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and blend until smooth.
- For the marinade, chop the chives. In a bowl, mix the lemon juice, olive oil, minced garlic clove and chives.
- Place the tuna in the marinade and rub it on both sides so it absorbs the flavour, then season with pepper. Marinate for half an hour.
- Heat a non-stick pan well, add the tuna and sear it for one minute on each side.
- Cut the cooked tuna into slices ¾ inch (about 2 cm) thick.
- Arrange the slices on a plate, season with coarse salt and serve with the mint pesto.
Summarized from GialloZafferano's video. Watch it for the details.
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