Seared tuna with Niçoise potatoes
Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for seared tuna with Niçoise potatoes.
- 10 mins preparation
- 15 mins cooking
- Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 500 gm kipfler potatoes, thickly sliced diagonally
- 80 ml olive oil (1/3 cup)
- 1 Spanish onion, thinly sliced
- 50 gm Niçoise olives (¼ cup)
- 2 tbsp salted baby capers, rinsed
- 4 anchovy fillets, thinly sliced lengthways
- 1½ cups (loosely packed) flat-leaf parsley
- ½ lemon, juice only
- 4 tuna steaks (about 200gm each)
- To serve: lemon cheeks
Method
Main
- 1Place potato in a saucepan and cover with salted water. Cover, bring to the boil over high heat and cook until potato is tender (8-10 minutes), drain and set aside.
- 2Meanwhile, heat 60ml olive oil in a large frying pan, add onion, olives, capers and anchovy and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to soften (2-3 minutes). Add potato and cook until onion caramelises (3-5 minutes). Season to taste, add parsley and lemon juice, toss gently to combine and keep warm.
- 3Meanwhile, brush tuna steaks with remaining olive oil. Heat a large frying pan over high heat and sear tuna until cooked (1-2 minutes each side for rare). Serve immediately with potato and lemon cheeks.