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Seared tuna with lemon and lime

Name: Seared tuna with lemon and lime
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 2 h 18 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 600 g fresh tuna; 5 tablespoons olive oil; 1 lime; 1 lemon; 400 g cooked rice; Salt; Pepper

This is a very simple way to prepare and cook tuna - a fish that tends to dry out very quickly if you are not careful about how you cook it.

In this recipe the tuna medallions are marinated in a mixture of olive oil, lemon and lime, before being seared briefly on both sides.

Serve with rice cooked beforehand, then just heated through in the left-over marinade.

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Duration

2 hours 22 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 30^th 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 600 g fresh tuna
2 5 tablespoons olive oil
3 1 lime
4 1 lemon
5 400 g cooked rice
6 Salt
7 Pepper
Total weight: 1,310 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

7 min.

Resting

2 hours

Cooking

15 min.

All in all

2 hours 22 min.

Preparation 7 min.

Resting 2 hours

Cooking 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Seared tuna with lemon and lime : Step 1

Trim 600 g fresh tuna and cut into medallions, if not already prepared.

Rinse and dry the fish.

Step 2 - ⌛ 2 hours

Seared tuna with lemon and lime : Step 2

Prepare the marinade by pouring 5 tablespoons olive oil into a dish with the juice of 1 lime and 1 lemon. Add the lemon and lime zest, then salt and pepper lightly.

Put the tuna medallions into the marinade and spoon some over them, then cover with plastic film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Step 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Seared tuna with lemon and lime : Step 3

Put a large non-stick frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add the tuna medallions, then salt and pepper.

Step 4 - ⌛ 4 min.

Seared tuna with lemon and lime : Step 4

Sear on both sides just until nicely browned. Don't overdo it, ot the tuna will start to dry out. It is fine for the flesh to stay slightly pink.

Step 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Seared tuna with lemon and lime : Step 5

Transfer the cooked medallions onto a hot plate. Use a brush to coat them with a little of the marinade, then cover the plate with aluminium foil and keep hot.

Step 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Seared tuna with lemon and lime : Step 6

Pour what is left of the marinade into the same pan, add 400 g cooked rice and reheat while stirring.

Step 7

Serve immediately on hot plates.

Remarks

You can use this recipe for other types of fish, particularly those that tend to dry out during cooking, such as swordfish.

Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	13 g RDI=20 %	4 g RDI=1 %	14 g RDI=20 %	196 kcal RDI=10 %	819 kJ RDI=10 %
Per person	42 g RDI=65 %	12 g RDI=5 %	47 g RDI=64 %	640 kcal RDI=32 %	2,681 kJ RDI=32 %
Whole recipe	168 g RDI=259 %	50 g RDI=19 %	187 g RDI=256 %	2,561 kcal RDI=128 %	10,724 kJ RDI=128 %