Ahi Tuna with Fresh Mango Salsa
Ingredients
For the Tuna:
¼ cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 ½ tablespoons honey
1 lime – zest and juice
2 cloves garlic – pressed or minced
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 inch piece fresh ginger – grated
1 pinch of cayenne pepper
2 ahi (or yellowfin) tuna steaks
Drizzle of olive oil for the pan
For the Mango Salsa:
½ mango
½ red bell pepper any color will work I just think red is the prettiest here
¼ sweet onion
½ large jalapeno see note
2 tablespoon fresh cilantro
1 lime – zest + ½ the juice
To Serve:
Serve over quinoa, rice, or salad
Directions
For the Tuna:
In a shallow dish or bowl whisk together the marinade ingredients until well combined, add the tuna steaks, cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes
Remove tuna from the fridge
Heat a pan over high heat, add the drizzle of olive oil, cook the steaks for ~2 minutes on each side, the tuna will be seared on the outside but rare on the inside (if you want your tuna cooked more increase cooking time on each side)
Plate the tuna steaks and serve with mango salsa and quinoa, rice, or salad as desired
For the Mango Salsa:
While the tuna is marinating chop the mango and red bell pepper into ~1/4” pieces
Finely chop the onion and jalapeno (see notes)
Finely chop the cilantro
Combine mango, pepper, onion, jalapeno, and cilantro in a small bowl
Add the lime zest and juice, stir to combine
