Loverly Layered Tuna Salad
From mystic_river1 15 years agoIngredients
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- 1-1/2 lb. fresh ahi tuna fillets, cut 1 inch thick shopping list
- 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1-1/4 lb. small new yukon gold potatoes, thinly sliced shopping list
- 6 ears fresh sweet corn shopping list
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro shopping list
- 12 green onions, sliced shopping list
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and sliced shopping list
- 1 recipe lime Dressing, below shopping list
- 1 medium red sweet pepper, chopped shopping list
- chili powder shopping list
- lime wedges (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- Rinse tuna; pat dry.
- Brush tuna with olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- For charcoal grill, grill tuna on greased rack of uncovered grill directly over medium coals, 8 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with fork and center is slightly pink, turning once.
- For gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium.
- Place tuna on greased rack over heat. Cover; grill as above.
- Meanwhile, back at the farm, cook potato slices in boiling salted water 5 to 8 minutes or until tender.
- Drain; set aside
- Cut corn from cob in slabs.
- In small bowl combine cilantro, green onions, and jalapeño; cover and chill.
- Prepare Lime Dressing; set aside.
- Break tuna into 3/4-inch pieces.
- Place tuna evenly on bottom of 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Drizzle with a 1/3 of the Lime Dressing. Add potatoes; drizzle with another 1/3 of the dressing.
- Add corn and drizzle with remaining dressing.
- Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
- Cover and chill in refrigerator 2 to 3 hours
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- To serve, top with cilantro mixture and sweet pepper.
- Sprinkle with chili powder; pass lime wedges..
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- Lime Dressing:
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- Finely shred 2 teaspoons of peel from 3 limes.
- Squeeze enough lime juice to equal 1/2 cup.
- In small bowl whisk together 2 teaspoons lime peel, 1/2 cup lime juice, 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, 2 cloves minced garlic, 2 teaspoons ground coriander, 2 teaspoons ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper.
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The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
That is so beautiful, JoyMarie - and it makes me so hungry just looking at it. I love all the ingredients and...Lime Dressing? *Yummm* High 5 for you, my friend.... :) Vickie
lunasea in Orlando loved it -
Very tempting! Thank you!
elgab89 in Toronto loved it -
This was great.. but... you need to post the dressing separate.. I also made it and used it on a tossed salad.. OMG.. Good! I am a lime freak! LOL
linebb956 in La Feria loved it
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