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Mediterranean Grilled Tuna

This is a very simple and quick recipe for delicious fresh tuna steaks.

Mediterranean Grilled Tuna
Photo: “Tuna steak” by No machine-readable author provided. Chensiyuan assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

Makes
4
  • 4 ea. (600 g) fresh tuna steaks
  • 4 spoons of extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 spoons of balsamic vinegar
  • 1 lime , juiced
  • Fresh tarragon leaves
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Ingredients for 4 servings (715 g) · the original recipe

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Method

  1. 1

    At least one hour before serving, prepare a marinade with the oil, vinegar or lime juice, tarragon leaves, salt and pepper in a flat container. Pour over the tuna steaks and turn them to make sure all pieces are well coated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until it is time to grill.

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  2. 2

    Spray a clean grill or grilling container with non-stick cooking spray.

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  3. 3

    Drain and reserve the excess marinade from the tuna. Grill tuna for about 4 minutes on each side or until nicely charred on the outside and still a bit pink in the middle.

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  4. 4

    Place the steaks on individual serving dishes and pour the marinade on the grilled tuna.

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  5. 5

    Serve with steamed vegetables, steamed rice, or a spinach salad.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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