Barbecued niçoise-style tuna

Preparation time:
15 mins
Cooking time:
5 mins
Serves:
4
Rating:
The perfect combo of light and fresh flavours, this healthy dish is ready in under 20 minutes.
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Ingredients

4 Tbsp pine nuts, toasted
3 large handfuls green beans, cooked, cut into small pieces
¼ bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves torn
3 spring onions, finely sliced
1½ Tbsp baby capers
50ml extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season
4 x 3cm-thick tuna fillets, or 12 small tuna medallions
½ cup whole-egg mayonnaise
Extra virgin olive oil,
to serve
4 soft-boiled eggs, halved
12 white anchovies (see
Cook’s tips, left)
Lemon cheeks, to serve
Notes

To toast pine nuts, spread evenly on an oven tray. Cook at 180°C for about 5 minutes or until golden. Keep a close eye on them, as they can burn easily.

Method

1. Preheat barbecue grill or griddle plate to hot.

2. Combine pine nuts, beans, parsley, onion, capers and oil in a large bowl. Season.

3. Add tuna to grill and cook, on 1 side only, for 3 minutes or until cooked halfway up the fillet.

4. To serve, put tuna on serving plates, rare-side up. Top each plate with a dollop of mayonnaise and scatter over a little of the bean and pine nut salad. Drizzle with oil and serve with egg, anchovies and lemon cheeks on the side.

Tips

- For perfect soft-boiled eggs, bring eggs to room temperature and place in a medium saucepan of cold water. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 4 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove from the water and serve immediately.

- White anchovies are filleted anchovies cured in white vinegar. They are sweeter than regular anchovies, with a mild flavour and slightly firmer texture. You can buy them from specialty food shops and good delicatessens.

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  • Photographer: Marina Oliphant

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