Seared tuna steaks with lime, ginger and green beans

Name: Seared tuna steaks with lime, ginger and green beans
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Pan Asian
Ingredients: 2 tuna steaks, about 150 g each; 200g green beans, trimmed; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 lime, zested and juiced; 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 tbsp tamari (gluten free); 1 tbsp sesame seeds; 1 spring onion, sliced

Rare seared tuna with a zingy ginger and lime dressing and crisp green beans.

Time20 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £4.75 a head

2 servings

Ingredients

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2tuna steaksabout 150 g each
200 ggreen beanstrimmed
1 tbspolive oil
1limezested and juiced
1 tbspfresh gingerfinely grated
1garlic clovecrushed
1 tbsptamari (gluten free)
1 tbspsesame seeds
1spring onionsliced

Method

1
Boil the green beans for 4 minutes until just tender. Drain and keep warm.
4 min
2
Mix the lime juice, zest, ginger, garlic and tamari in a small bowl.
3
Pat the tuna dry and brush with the oil. Season with black pepper.
4
Heat a frying pan until very hot. Sear the tuna for 90 seconds on each side for pink centres, or 2 minutes for medium.
3 min
5
Rest the tuna for 2 minutes, then slice across the grain.
6
Toss the beans with half the dressing. Serve topped with tuna, the rest of the dressing, sesame seeds and spring onion.

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