Fresh tuna steaks get a pleasing jolt from horseradish. It takes only minutes to make. Meaty and delicious, tuna steaks can dry out easily and need to be carefully cooked. It's best to undercook a little. The tuna will continue to cook in its own heat when removed from the stove.
Finish this quick meal with a salad of washed, ready-to-eat spinach topped with grated carrots and pecans.
Helpful Hints:
_ Shredded carrots, sometimes called matchstick carrots are available in the produce section of the market.
_ If baby spinach is not available, use regular spinach and tear into bite-size pieces.
Countdown:
_ Make salad.
_ Make tuna.
Shopping List:
To buy: } pound fresh tuna steak, 1 jar orange marmalade, 1 jar Dijon mustard, 1 small bottle hot pepper sauce, 1 small package unsalted broken pecans, 1 bag washed, ready-to-eat baby spinach and 1 bag shredded carrots.
Staples: olive oil, reduced-fat vinaigrette dressing(ASTERISK), salt and black peppercorns.
(ASTERISK)Look for reduced-fat vinaigrette or oil and vinegar dressing containing per tablespoon: 11 calories, 1 g fat, 4 mg sodium.
