Directions for: Warm Salad of Blue Fin Tuna, with Black Beans, Tomato and Coriander
Ingredients
For Preparing the Black Beans For the Dish1 100 g blue fin tuna steak (middle loin and skinned)
50 g cooked black beans (see cooking recipe)
20 g small capers
50 g diced tomato (tomatoes must be ripe and the skin removed)
30 g cooked green beans cut in half
10 g diced lemon segment
30 g sea asparagus
30 g samphire grass
10 g coriander leaves
1 dash extra virgin oil
1 dash mature balsamic vinegar
salt
freshly ground black pepper
sugar
To AssembleDirections
For Preparing the Black Beans1. Soak beans in cold water for 24 hours.
2. Place into pan and cover with fresh water.
3. Add 1/4 of a chopped onion and 1 sprig of thyme.
4. Place on low heat until the beans are soft in texture but still retain their shape.
5. Remove from liquid and cool.
For the Dish To Assemble1. Seal the tuna on a hot griddle for one minute on each side until rare.
2. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice and reserve.
3. Place the black beans, tomato, capers, green beans, samphire, coriander and lemon segment in a bowl and mix together.
4. Season with salt, pepper and sugar then add a splash of olive oil and balsamic.
5. Place a heaped mound of the mixture into the middle of a large plate, carefully slice the warm tuna into three slices and arrange on top.
6. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic around the tuna and sprinkle over the coriander leaves.
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