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Sesame Tuna
Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Ana Kelly
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Prep: 3 minutes; Cook: 7 minutes.

Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 tuna steak)

Ingredients

  • 1/2  teaspoon  salt
  • 4  (6-ounce) tuna steaks (about 1/2 inch thick)
  • 2  tablespoons  sesame seeds
  • 2  teaspoons  sesame oil
  • 12  green onion tops, cut into 2-inch strips
  • 1  tablespoon  low-sodium soy sauce

Preparation

Sprinkle salt evenly on fish. Sprinkle sesame seeds on both sides of fish, pressing seeds gently into fish.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish; cook 2 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Remove from pan, and keep warm.

Add green onions and soy sauce to pan; sauté 3 minutes. Spoon over fish.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
249 (22% from fat)
Fat:
6.1g (sat 1g,mono 2g,poly 2.4g)
Protein:
40.8g
Carbohydrate:
4.8g
Fiber:
2.2g
Cholesterol:
77mg
Iron:
2mg
Sodium:
499mg
Calcium:
72mg
Cooking Light Superfast Suppers, Oxmoor House, JANUARY 2003