Black Pepper and Chilli-Seared Tuna with a Carrot and Apple Salad

Name: Black Pepper and Chilli-Seared Tuna with a Carrot and Apple Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 large carrots, peeled and grated; 2 apples, quartered, cored, finely sliced and drizzled in lime juice to stop them discolouring; 4 garlic cloves; 2 tomatoes, deseeded and finely sliced; 50 g/1¾ oz/⅓ cup unsalted peanuts; 4 tuna steaks, about 150 g/5½ oz each; ¼ tsp sugar; 1 tsp sea salt; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper; 3 spring onions, finely sliced; 2 red chillies, deseeded and finely sliced; 1 handful mint leaves, finely chopped; 1 large handful coriander leaves, roughly chopped; 1 tbsp fish sauce; juice of 2 limes; 1 tbsp sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mighty Spice Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

4 garlic cloves
1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
1 tsp

Fish course
Pescatarian
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Heat a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the peanuts and gently toast, shaking the pan occasionally, for 2–3 minutes, or until the peanuts are a beautiful golden brown. Transfer the nuts to a plate to cool.
Put the garlic in a mini food processor and blend to a smooth paste. Tip in the black pepper, chilli flakes, 2