Grilled Tuna Salad Recipe

Name: Grilled Tuna Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for rubbing tuna; 1 vanilla bean; 1 1/2 pounds tuna loin; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 pound snow peas, cut into pieces; 6 medium radishes, trimmed and sliced; 1 cup grape tomatoes; 7 leaves basil, torn; 1/2 bunch parsley, cleaned and leaves roughly chopped; 6 cups mesclun lettuce

Servings: persons

1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for rubbing tuna
1 vanilla bean
1 1/2 pounds tuna loin
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 pound snow peas, cut into pieces
6 medium radishes, trimmed and sliced
1 cup grape tomatoes
7 leaves basil, torn
1/2 bunch parsley, cleaned and leaves roughly chopped
6 cups mesclun lettuce

1
Place the oil in a small saucepan.
2
Scrape the vanilla bean and add the scraped seeds, and the pod to the oil.
3
Heat over low heat to infuse the oil with the vanilla, about 10 minutes.
4
Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
5
Season the tuna with salt and pepper.
6
Rub with oil.
7
Place on a hot grill pan and sear on all sides, about 8 minutes.
8
The outside should be seared, but the inside should be rare.
9
Remove tuna from the heat and slice into thin slices.
10
Blanch the snow peas in salted, boiling water.
11
Shock in an ice bath.
12
In a large bowl combine snow peas, radishes, tomatoes, chopped parsley and basil and mesclun lettuce.
13
Toss with some of the vanilla oil.
14
Serve on a platter with the tuna slices around.
15
Garnish with fresh herbs and drizzle with a little extra vanilla oil.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for rubbing tuna, 1 vanilla bean, 1 1/2 pounds tuna loin, Salt and freshly ground black pepper, and more.

Yes, Grilled Tuna Salad falls under the Seafood category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Grilled Tuna Salad

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