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Marinated tuna with herbs

Name: Marinated tuna with herbs
Prep time: 1 h 17 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 1 h 22 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 6 fillets fresh tuna; 1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro); 1 handful fresh mint leaves; 1 lime; 4 tablespoons olive oil; Salt; Pepper

Here is a very simple recipe, preferably for a barbecue or plancha, but could be made in the kitchen. As for any summer-barbecue-backyard recipe, all proportons can be varied according to taste.

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Duration

1 hour 25 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 6 people, you will need:

1 6 fillets fresh tuna
2 1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro)
3 1 handful fresh mint leaves
4 1 lime
5 4 tablespoons olive oil
6 Salt
7 Pepper
Total weight: 1,380 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

20 min.

Resting

1 hour

Cooking

5 min.

All in all

1 hour 25 min.

Preparation 20 min.

Resting 1 hour

Cooking 5 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

In a dish pour 4 tablespoons olive oil, juice of 1 lime, salt & pepper.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Wash, drain, and dry 1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro) and 1 handful fresh mint leaves.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

Chop them.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add to the dish and mix.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 hour

Prepare 6 fillets fresh tuna: wash and dry with towel or absorbant paper .

Cut into pieces, put in the dish and mix well to cover all the tuna with marinade. Salt and pepper again, then put plastic film on the dish, and refrigerate for one hour (this can be done the day before if you want).

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Cook on barbecue not too close to the fire, and baste the top regularly with the remaining marinade, using a brush.

Cook the other side in the same way. This will keep the tuna moist.

Remarks

Could be made with other fish if preferred, even with chicken breasts.

Keeping: Once cooked, several days in the fridge, folded by a plastic film..

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	23 g RDI=36 %	0 g	15 g RDI=21 %	237 kcal RDI=12 %	996 kJ RDI=12 %
Per person	54 g RDI=83 %	1 g RDI=1 %	36 g RDI=49 %	547 kcal RDI=27 %	2,292 kJ RDI=27 %
Whole recipe	325 g RDI=500 %	9 g RDI=4 %	216 g RDI=296 %	3,284 kcal RDI=164 %	13,749 kJ RDI=164 %