Basil-Grilled Tuna with Arugula Salad

Name: Basil-Grilled Tuna with Arugula Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 34 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Arugula and Yellow Tomato Salad; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon coarse salt; 3 strips lemon zest; Juice of 1 lemon (3 to 4 tablespoons); 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 4 cloves garlic, cut in half; 1 bunch fresh basil, washed and stemmed; 4 tuna steaks (¾ to 1 inch thick; 6 to 8 ounces each)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

4 tuna steaks (¾ to 1 inch thick; 6 to 8 ounces each)
1 bunch

Americas
United States
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Trim any skin or dark or bloody spots off the tuna. Rinse the tuna under cold running water and blot dry with paper towels. Arrange the steaks in a nonreactive baking dish.
Combine the basil, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper in a food processor or blender and purée until smooth. Pour this mixture over the tuna and let marinate in