Cooked & Loved· by Irena Macri★ 4.9 (15)

Mexican Tuna Steak Recipe

Name: Mexican Tuna Steak Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2, 2 servings
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium red onion (sliced); 1 medium red pepper (capsicum/bell pepper, sliced); 1 teaspoon paprika powder; 1 teaspoon cumin powder; A good pinch of red chill flakes; 1 large garlic clove (finely diced or minced); 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (or other type of vinegar); 2 tuna steaks (about 150 g each, 1-cm thick, sourced with sustainability in mind); ¼ tsp black pepper; ½ tsp salt; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds (or coriander seeds powder); 1 lime (zest + juice); 1 large avocado (ripe, chopped); 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro (coriander) (chopped, ); 1 tbsp lime juice (about half a lime); ⅓ salt

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 2 · 35m total

Servings

Calories

26% of a 2,000 cal day

518KCAL

Protein

38g75% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat30g

38%

Saturated6g

32%

Unsaturated23g

—

Total Carbs29g

10%

Fiber12g

44%

Total Sugars8g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch8g

—

Sodium1073mg

47%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

This tuna steak recipe is inspired by Mexican flavors and is healthy and nutritious. Tuna is pan-fried with spiced butter and served with zesty avocado salsa and grilled red peppers. Serve as is or with a side of rice, veggies, or sweet potatoes.

Ingredients

2 SERVINGS

1 tbspolive oil
1medium red onion — sliced
1medium red pepper (capsicum/bell pepper) — sliced
1 tsppaprika powder — powdered
1 tspcumin powder — ground
red chili flakes
1large garlic clove
1 tbspapple cider vinegar — or other type of vinegar
2tuna steaks — 300 g
¼ tspblack pepper
½ tspsalt
1 tbspbutter
1 tspcoriander seeds — or coriander seeds powder
1lime — zest and juice
1large avocado — ripe, chopped
2 tbspfresh cilantro (coriander) — chopped
1 tbsplime juice — ½
⅓ tspsalt

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Method

35m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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