Enjoy this grilled tuna served with cilantro-avocado butter - a delicious dinner that’s ready in 35 minutes.
Grilled Tuna with Cilantro-Avocado Butter
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 35 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 2
Ingredients
Butter
- 1 medium avocado
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Tuna
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 2 (4 to 6-oz.) fresh tuna steaks
Instructions
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Step1Cut avocado in half lengthwise; remove pit. Peel avocado halves. Place 1 avocado half, butter and 1 teaspoon of the lime juice in food processor bowl with metal blade; process until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. Stir in cilantro. Shape mixture into log or place in small dish; cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Brush remaining avocado half with remaining teaspoon lime juice; set aside.
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Step2Heat grill. In small bowl, combine chili powder, garlic salt and cumin; mix well. Rub mixture on both sides of each tuna steak. When ready to grill, carefully oil grill rack. Place tuna on gas grill over medium-low heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium-low coals. Cook 10 to 14 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork, turning once or twice.
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Step3Serve tuna with cilantro-avocado butter. Cut remaining avocado half into lengthwise slices; serve with tuna.
Nutrition
480
Calories
30g
Total Fat
42g
Protein
10g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 270
- Total Fat
- 30g
- 46%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 40%
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 27%
- Sodium
- 610mg
- 25%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 10g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 24%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 42g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 90%
- 90%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 6 Very Lean Meat; 5 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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