Grilled Tuna with Herbed Butter
(from salonx’s recipe box)
Freshly made herbed butter hits the spot in this excellent grilled fish recipe. It’s a tasty way to flavor steamed or grilled vegetables, too.
Level of Difficulty: Easy
POINTS® Value: 4
Source: weightwatchers.com
Prep time: 12 minutes
Cook time: 6 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: Fish
Ingredients
- 1 pound yellowfin tuna, one steak cut 1 to 1-1/2 inches thick
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp fresh lime juice
- 1 sprays cooking spray
- 2 Tbsp butter, softened
- 1 Tbsp chives, fresh, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp parsley, fresh, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp fresh tarragon, finely chopped
- 1 tsp lime zest, fresh, minced
- 1/4 tsp table salt, or more to taste
- 1/8 tsp black pepper, or more to taste
- 1 pound spinach, baby-variety, steamed
Directions
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Coat both sides of fish with oil and lime juice; set aside.
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Off heat, coat grill with cooking spray; preheat grill to high.
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Meanwhile, in a small metal bowl, combine softened butter, chives, parsley, tarragon, lime zest, salt and pepper; set aside.
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Cook tuna on one side for 3 minutes; carefully flip and cook on other side for 3 more minutes for rare, or longer until desired degree of doneness. Place bowl containing butter mixture on grill just until it melts—you don’t want to cook it.
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Thinly slice tuna and serve over spinach; drizzle melted herbed butter over top. Yields about 3 ounces of tuna and 1/4 of spinach per serving.