Tuna steak with avocado and cilantro marinade recipe

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Tuna steak with avocado and cilantro marinade recipe

Tuna steak might be a bit expensive, but it's a real treat and it's featured here in a simple Paleo recipe with avocado and a simple cilantro and ginger marinade

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword avocado, cilantro, marinade, tuna

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 2 15

Total Time 2 30

Servings people

Calories 804kcal

Cost 22

Ingredients

1 tuna steak
3 tablespoon coconut oil or clarified butter
1 teaspoon ginger minced
2 cloves garlic minced
½ cup cilantro finely chopped
juice and zest of 1 lime
½ avocado sliced
4 cups fresh spinach
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

This recipe requires the tuna to marinade for a few hours. It can always be a bit of a hassle if you were hoping to eat it right away, but I highly recommend the marinating time. Marinading any fish really helps to cover any “fishy” taste, making it a lot more enjoyable, especially if the taste of fish can sometimes put you off. The marinating also really helps in keeping the fish moist and tender upon cooking. To prepare the marinade, combine your chosen fat or oil, ginger, garlic, cilantro, lime zest, and juice. Give it a good mix. Season to taste with salt and pepper. I opted for only a little sea salt, but you could really do without either. Give the tuna a good lather in the marinade and let it soak in it in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
1 tuna steak, 3 tablespoon coconut oil or clarified butter, 1 teaspoon ginger, ½ cup cilantro, juice and zest of 1 lime, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, 2 cloves garlic
Once you’ve allowed the fish to marinade long enough, remove it from the fridge and scrape off any of the excess marinade. Make sure you save the marinade for later. Fire up the grill to medium-high and allow the tuna to cook through on both sides for about 4 minutes per side. I say 4 minutes, but it really depends on the size of the steak and how cooked you like your fish. You can also alternatively cook it in a regular skillet at medium-high heat if the grill is not an option for you right now.
While the tuna steak is grilling, cook your spinach in a large skillet with some additional cooking fat. It will only take a few minutes just allow it to wilt completely and optionally season to taste with salt and pepper. Once it is cooked, remove it from the skillet.
4 cups fresh spinach
Using the same skillet, heat up the leftover marinade, the one used with the tuna, for a few minutes, just enough to heat it up and reduce it into more of a thick paste.
To serve, place the spinach on the bottom of the plate, and topped it with the tuna. Lay the sliced avocado atop the tuna and finish the dish off by adding the remaining cilantro marinade.
½ avocado, 4 cups fresh spinach

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