Monday, July 24, 2006

Lunch Monday 24 July - Pepper Crusted Tuna Steak & Sauteed New Potatoes




Pepper Crusted Tuna Steak & Sauteed New Potatoes
1 tuna steak (about 100g)
1 teaspoon each mixed peppercorns, kalonji and black or white sesame seeds

Crush mixed pepper corns in a mortar & pestle. Add the kalonji and sesame seeds. Mix well. Dip the tuna steak into the pepper/seed mix and press the mixture well into either side of the steak to form a crust.

Heat a non-stick skillet and spray with a little olive oil. Cook to tuna steak about 2 minutes each side, or until cooked to your liking.

Served with steamed green beans and

Saute New Potatoes
100g new potatoes (Anya used here)
1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
a teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
coarsely ground sea salt to taste

Boil potatoes until tender. Cool enough to handle, then split in half or cut into slices, depending on size & shape of potato. Spray a non-stick skillet with a little olive oil and heat. Add the potatoes and cook until browned on one side. Flip over, add the garlic and rosemary and cook
until browned on other side. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt and serve.

Nutrition info for crusted tuna steak, sauteed new potatoes and 200g fine beans
Calories (kcal) 321.6
Protein (g) 38.9
Carbohydrate (g) 28.1
Fat (g) 6.8
Fibre (g) 6.2