Quick summer recipe for 2 people, takes only 10 mins; recipe has chive, basil leaf, mint, lemon, extra virgin olive oil, dijon mustard, caper, anchovy, runner bean, tuna steak, flat-leaf parsley and almond.
Seared tuna & anchovy runner beans
Course: Quick summer
Servings
2
servings
Prep time
5 mins
Ingredients
- Chive: 3 tbsp snipped chives
- Basil Leaf: 12 basil leaves
- Mint: 2 tbsp chopped mint, plus a few small leaves, for serving
- Lemon: zest and juice 1 small lemon
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Dijon Mustard: 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- Caper: 1 tbsp small capers
- Anchovy: 6 anchovies (smoked or unsmoked), chopped
- Runner Bean: 300g runner beans, sliced diagonally
- Tuna Steak: 2 tuna steaks
- Flat Leaf Parsley: small handful flat-leaf parsley
- Almond: 2 tbsp toasted flaked almonds
Directions
- Put the chives, basil and mint in a small food processor with the lemon zest and juice, oil and mustard. Blitz to a puree. Take out 2 tbsp to use as a coating for the fish, then stir the capers and anchovies into the rest.
- Cook the runner beans in boiling salted water or steam for 5 mins until tender but still with a little bite.
- Brush the tuna with the reserved herby mixture and griddle for 2-3 mins each side until cooked but still a little pink in the centre. Toss half the caper dressing through the warm beans with the parsley and pile onto plates. Top with the tuna, spoon over the remaining dressing and scatter with the almonds and mint leaves.
