Grilled Tuna Steak with Sweetcorn and Sesame Salsa

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21 Sep 2021

30 Minutes | easy | Serves 2

Tuna steaks are easy to cook on the barbecue – just make sure to leave them rare in the middle, otherwise they will dry out. A spicy sweetcorn salsa works well alongside, fragrant with toasted sesame.

Ingredients

1 large tuna steak, approx 500g (or use 2 smaller steaks and adjust the cooking time) 198g can sweetcorn (165g drained weight), drained
¼ red onion, peeled and very finely chopped
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 red chilli, finely chopped
1 teaspoon fish sauce
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 handful coriander leaves, chopped
Neutral oil, for cooking the tuna steak

Directions

Toast the sesame seeds

Toast the sesame seeds in a dry frying pan and allow to cool.

Combine

Combine the sweetcorn, red onion, lime juice, chilli, sesame oil, sesame seeds, coriander and some salt and pepper. Set aside.

Lightly oil the tuna steak

Lightly oil the tuna steak with neutral oil and season well with salt.

Light two gas burners

Light two gas burners on the Jupiter Outback BBQ and set the heat to high.

When it’s vert hot

When it’s vert hot, cook the tuna steak for a few minutes each side if very thick, around a minute or under if it’s not. You want the tuna to stay rare in the middle.

Serve the tuna steak

Serve the tuna steak sliced with the salsa.

Recipe Author

Helen Graves

Helen Graves is an award-winning recipe, food and travel writer with a particular interest in barbecue. She writes freelance for many major food and drink publications and is editor of Pit, the UK's first independent magazine about live-fire cooking. Helen has created a series of exclusive recipes for Outback that focus on maximising flavour for the home cook using lots of spices, fresh herbs and BBQ techniques.

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