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🍽️ Tuna with Cucumber

414 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 shallot
• 5 g fresh ginger
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 red chili peppers
• 50 g dried tomatoes (in oil)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• pepper
• 600 g tuna fillet (approx. 3 cm thick)
• sea salt
• 1 handful dill
• 1 cucumber
• 1 small, mild onion
• 2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
• 4 tbsp sour cream
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the shallot, ginger, and garlic and chop them finely.
2. 2. Rinse the chilies, cut them in half lengthwise, remove the seeds, and dice the flesh finely.
3. 3. Drain the tomatoes and catch the oil.
4. 4. Heat 1 to 2 tablespoons of the tomato oil in a pot.
5. 5. Sauté the shallot, ginger, garlic, and chili over medium heat.
6. 6. Finely chop the dried tomatoes.
7. 7. Add the chopped dried tomatoes and tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
8. 8. Stir in the lime juice and season with pepper.
9. 9. Cook the mixture for about 5 minutes until it forms a thick paste.
10. 10. Transfer the marinade to a bowl.
11. 11. Rinse the tuna and pat it dry.
12. 12. Coat one side of the tuna with the cold marinade.
13. 13. Let the fish marinate covered in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
14. 14. Remove the fish from the refrigerator about 10 minutes before cooking and remove the cover.
15. 15. Rinse the dill and chop about half of it finely.
16. 16. Wash the cucumber and peel it into strips.
17. 17. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and remove the seeds.
18. 18. Slice the cucumber into about half-centimeter thick slices.
19. 19. Peel the onion and dice it finely.
20. 20. Mix the dill, cucumber, and onion in a bowl.
21. 21. Add the vinegar and sour cream.
22. 22. Season the salad with salt and pepper.
23. 23. Heat 1 to 2 tablespoons of tomato oil in a pan.
24. 24. Slowly fry the tuna with the marinated side up for 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown.
25. 25. The fish should be about half cooked, but the top side should remain raw.
26. 26. Remove the fish from the pan and let it rest briefly.
27. 27. Slice the tuna.
28. 28. Place the tuna slices on the cucumber salad.
29. 29. Sprinkle the fish with a little salt.
30. 30. Garnish the dish with dill and serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 414
• Protein: 34 g · Fett/Fat: 27 g · Carbs: 7 g