Grilled Tuna with Mediterranean Rice Salad Recipe

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A flavorful rice salad provides a Mediterranean flair to this grilled tuna dish. Grilling fish enhances its taste with a lightly charred flavor. You will find more great grilled fish recipes and other fish and seafood recipes as you search through the site.

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Servings:

Ingredients

5 1/2 cups white wild rice or long grain rice
1/2 cup red onion - chopped
1 pint cherry tomatoes - cut in half
1/2 red pepper - seeded and diced
1/2 cup black olives - pitted and sliced
3 tablespoons flat or regular parsley - chopped fine
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic - minced
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
ground black pepper to taste
1/3 cup plus one tablespoon olive oil
4 (1/2 inch thick) tuna steaks

Container:small bowl, large pot and medium bowl

Directions

MEDITERRANEAN RICE SALAD:

Prepare rice according to package directions.
Rinse with cold water and drain thoroughly.
In medium bowl combine rice, onion, tomato, pepper, olives, parsley and 1/2 teaspoon thyme.
In a small bowl, whisk vinegar with mustard, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
Slowly whisk in olive oil.
Toss vinaigrette with rice.

GRILLED TUNA:

Rub tuna steaks with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
Sprinkle all with 1/2 teaspoon of thyme.
Heat the grill to medium high heat.
Grill for 2 minutes on each side, the steaks should still be pink in the center.
If you like them more well done, cook longer, approximately 3 minutes per side.
Mound rice on plates and place tuna on top.
Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

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