Tammy W. :: Recipes :: Tammy's Seared Lemon Tuna Surprise

The surprise is that it's low fat and tastes delicious. Impossible, you say? Perhaps...Or Perhaps...not.

Yield: 3
Prep time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: Under 15 Minutes
Course: Main Dishes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Tbsp of Olive Oil
• 1/2 Red Onion, thinly sliced
• 10 oz. of Artichoke Hearts, halved (if already herbed, rinse first)
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves of minced garlic
• 4 springs of Thyme
• 1 Ib of Yellowfin Tuna (cut into large chunks if you like your tuna on the rare side, or smaller if you want it more cooked)
• Sea/Kosher Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions:

1.  Heat 1 tbsp (keep the additional 1/2 tbsp called for in the recipe for the tuna) of the olive oil over a medium-high heat.

2.  Add Onion and sautee for about 2-3 minutes, until onion has softened.

3.  Add Artichoke hearts, lemon, thyme, and garlic into the mix and sautee for an additional 2-3 minutes.  Transfer mixture to plate.

4.  Lightly season the tuna with sea salt and pepper (don't season until right before you cook it so it doesn't dry it out). 

5.  Add the 1/2 Tbsp of olive oil and then add the tuna.

6.  Sear on all 4 sides.  As I like my tuna rare, I sear it for approximately 10 seconds on each side.  Pretty much, I just want the tuna to take on a whitish tone and then I remove it from heat (P.S. If you don't eat tuna rare, you're missing out). 

7.  Add the artichoke, onion, thyme, lemon, garlic mixture back in the pan and sautee for 30 seconds.  The point is only to toss the ingredients around and mix them in and you don't want the tuna overcooking.

8.  Remove from heat and transfer to cooking dish.  You can remove the thyme and lemon (since you won't be eating that part), but I like to leave it there for the presentation and also to see who actually eats the thyme. 

Serve over rice.