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    Tuna With Avocado Salsa Recipe

    Last Modified: Jan 18, 2023 by Paleo Leaper · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    If salmon is the well-dressed aristocrat of seafood, tuna is the unpredictable double agent: canned, it’s a shoestring budget staple that’s right at home with the value-sized bags of rice and potatoes but left as a steak; it’s suddenly transformed into a gourmet dinner.

    This recipe takes advantage of tuna’s sophisticated side, topping medium-rare grilled fish with juicy salsa for an elegant, minimalist dinner.

    Tuna With Avocado Salsa

    It’s lucky that tuna and avocado taste so good together because avocado adds one of the few vital nutrients that tuna is lacking: fat.

    Other than that, tuna is extremely nutritious, and there's no reason to be afraid of mercury since the naturally occurring selenium in fish will protect you from mercury toxicity (read more about this in the article on fish and seafood).

    Like most salsas, this one is best if you let it marinate for a few hours beforehand so the flavors have time to mature. A quick way to do this is to chop up the salsa ingredients while you’re preparing lunch and then let them chill in the fridge until dinner time.

    Because the salsa in this recipe brings so much flavor, don’t go crazy spicing the fish. I only used sea salt and black pepper with a pinch of ground coriander. Also, make sure you don’t leave it too long on the grill; tuna is so lean that it’s easy to overcook, and dry, rubbery fish is nobody’s friend.

    Cooked on the outside but still rare in the middle, it’s perfectly safe to eat and melt-in-your-mouth tender all the way through.

    Tuna With Avocado Salsa Recipe

    SERVES: 4 PREP: 2h15 min COOK: 8 min

    Ingredients

    • 4 (6 oz.) pieces fresh tuna;
    • ½ tsp. ground coriander;
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;

    Avocado Salsa

    Ingredients

    • 2 avocados, peeled and diced;
    • 3 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced;
    • 1 red onion, minced;
    • 1 jalapeno pepper, minced; (optional)
    • 2 tbsp. lime juice, freshly squeezed;
    • 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro, minced;
    • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste;
    Tuna With Avocado Salsa Recipe Preparation

    Preparation

    1. Combine all the ingredients for the salsa in a medium bowl, season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, and combine well.
    2. Refrigerate the salsa for 2 to 4 hours to bring out the flavors.
    3. Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
    4. Sprinkle coriander over the tuna steaks and season to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
    5. Grill the tuna for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
    6. Serve the grilled tuna with the avocado salsa on top.

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    Tuna With Avocado Salsa Recipe

    Tuna With Avocado Salsa

    Juicy, crunchy salsa served over a medium-rare tuna steak, a dinner that's sure to impress.
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    Prep Time 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 8 minutes mins
    Total Time 2 hours hrs 23 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 431 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 6 oz. pieces fresh tuna
    • ½ tsp. ground coriander
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

    Avocado Salsa Ingredients

    • 2 avocados peeled and diced
    • 3 plum tomatoes seeded and diced
    • 1 red onion minced
    • 1 jalapeno pepper minced (optional)
    • 2 tbsp. lime juice freshly squeezed
    • 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro minced
    • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Combine all the ingredients for the salsa in a medium bowl, season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, and combine well.
      2 avocados, 3 plum tomatoes, 1 red onion, 1 jalapeno pepper, 2 tbsp. lime juice, 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • Refrigerate the salsa for 2 to 4 hours to bring out the flavors.
    • Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
    • Sprinkle coriander over the tuna steaks and season to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
      4 6 oz. pieces fresh tuna, ½ tsp. ground coriander, Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
    • Grill the tuna for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
    • Serve the grilled tuna with the avocado salsa on top.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 431kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 43gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 81mgPotassium: 1130mgFiber: 8gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 4786IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 3mg
    Keyword avocado, tuna
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