Cilantro-Lime Grilled Tuna with Avocado Cucumber Salsa
Tuna steaks are marinated in cilantro and fresh lime, grilled until perfectly cooked, and topped with a fresh avocado cucumber salsa. - This cilantro lime grilled tuna will quickly become a grill staple!
Servings 2 servings
Calories 331kcal
Ingredients
Avocado Cucumber Salsa
- 1 medium avocado, pitted and diced into 1/4-in cubes
- 1/2 cup cucumber, diced into 1/4-in cubes
- 1 medium tomato, diced into 1/4-in cubes
- 1 small jalapeno pepper, minced
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cilantro Lime Grilled Tuna
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 medium clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 2 (6-8 oz each) ahi tuna steaks (also called yellowfin)
Instructions
Avocado Cucumber Salsa
- In a medium bowl, combine all salsa ingredients. Season with salt and pepper to taste and refrigerate salsa until ready to use.
Cilantro Lime Grilled Tuna
- In a medium shallow bowl, whisk oil, lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and cilantro. Place tuna steaks in bowl, turning to coat both sides. Let tuna stand in marinade 10-15 minutes (don't marinate any longer than 15 minutes otherwise the marinade will start to cook the fish)
- Remove tuna from marinade and discard marinade. Pat tuna dry with paper towels.
- Lightly grease grill grates with a little oil and heat grill to medium-high heat. Once grill is heated, place tuna steaks on grill and grill 2-3 minutes on each side (tuna should still be raw in the center)
- Serve tuna steaks immediately with lots of salsa spooned on top. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 tuna steak (with approx. 1/2 cup salsa) | Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.6g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 23.4g | Saturated Fat: 4.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19.1g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 430mg | Fiber: 5.2g | Sugar: 1.8g