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Charred tuna and green lentil salad takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Charred tuna and green lentil salad takes 12 minutes to cook.

Charred tuna and green lentil salad makes 2 servings.

The ingredients for Charred tuna and green lentil salad are:

1 1/4 cups (150g) dried green lentils, cooked
2 plum tomatoes, finely chopped
5 oz (50g) mixed sweet pepper strips (red, green, or yellow)
1 hot pepper, seeded & finely chopped
1 scallion, trimmed and thinly sliced
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp chopped mixed fresh herbs (eg. cilantro, basil & parsley)
2 small (5 oz, 150g) fresh tuna steaks
2 tsps olive oil
salt and pepper
fresh basil leaves, to garnish

Here is how you make Charred tuna and green lentil salad:

Cook lentils in chicken stock with a few veg (carrots, celery, onion, garlic) and a bay leaf.Put cooked lentils in a pan and warm slightly. Drain, removing vegetables and bay leaf.Place in a large bowl, then add chopped tomatoes, sweet pepper strips, hot pepper and scallion.Add soy sauce, vinegar and fresh herbs.Season and mix well.Heat a cast-iron ridged grill pan until hot.Season tuna steaks and brush with oil.Frill 2-3 mins on each side.Place a mound of lentil salad in middle of plate.Arrange tuna steak on top & garnish with basil leaves.Number of Servings: 2Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MERRYMEG111.

The nutritional information for Charred tuna and green lentil salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 2
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 377.2

• Total Fat: 11.6 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 149.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.3 g
• Protein: 45.2 g