1 fresh jalapeño or serrano chili, rinsed, stemmed, seeded, and minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon lime juice
Salt
2 tuna steaks (each 5 to 6 oz. and about 1 in. thick)
2 teaspoons olive oil
Coarsely ground black pepper
Instructions
Peel and seed papaya; cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
In a bowl, mix papaya, onion, chili, cilantro, and lime juice. Add salt to taste. Set aside while preparing fish or cover and chill up to 4 hours.
Rinse fish and pat dry. Coat both sides of steaks with oil and sprinkle all over with salt and pepper. Heat a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over high heat; add fish and cook, turning once, until opaque on both sides but still pink in the center (cut to test), 4 to 6 minutes total. Transfer steaks to plates and spoon salsa over servings.
Look for troll- or pole-caught Pacific albacore tuna; it's more sustainably fished than longline, and the fish have lower mercury levels. U.S. ahi is next best.
Originally Submitted
6/1/2010
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