Friday, March 30, 2007

Lunch Friday 30 March - Tuna Steak with Papaya and Black Bean Salsa


Tuna with Papaya & Black Bean Salsa
120g tuna steak, seared to your liking
120g bag of mixed salad leaves
1 potion Papaya & Black Bean salsa

Line a plate with the leaves and pile on the seared tuna and salsa!

Nutrition Summary for meal
Calories (kcal) 486.8
Protein (g) 43.8
Carbohydrate (g) 63.9
Fat (g) 7.1
Fibre (g) 14.6


Papaya and Black Bean Salsa
100g dried black beans, soaked overnight and cooked
335g raw papaya, cubed (1/2 a large papaya)
juice of 1 1/2 limes
1 red onion, finely chopped (about 180g)
1 spicy green chilli, finely chopped - I used a Marmara chilli (about 80g)
1 sweet, red pepper, finely chopped - I used Romano pepper (about 80g)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
100ml pineapple or orange juice

Combine all ingredients. Season with salt, if you like and additional red chilli flakes if you like it hotter (I do).

Allow to stand for at least 30 minutes before serving for flavours to develop.

Makes 2 servings

Nutrition Data per serving
Calories (kcal) 312.8
Carbohydrate (g) 62.0
Protein (g) 14.7
Fat (g) 1.9
Fibre (g) 12.3

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