Ingredients:
4 tuna steaks (5-7 ounces)
1 medium tomato, chopped (3/4 cup to 1 cup)
2-4 tablespoons olives
2-4 tablespoons olives
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or oregano leaves (or 3 teaspoons dried basil or oregano)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions:
1. In medium bowl, toss tomato, feta cheese, olives, and only 1 tablespoon or the basil (or oregano).
2. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve
3. In small bowl, mix the remaining 2 tablespoons basil (or oregano), the olive oil, garlic salt, and pepper.
4. Spray the grill with cooking spray and heat to medium-high.
5. Brush the oil mixture over the tuna
6. Grill tuna uncovered for 5-10 minutes (depending on thickness)
7. Turn the tuna on the grill.
8. Brush tuna with any remaining oil mixture.
9. Grill tuna 10-15 minutes (depending on thickness), or until tuna flakes easily with a fork. (Flake is a bite size portion of tuna that comes off easily from the steak).
10. Top each tuna with the tomato mixture.
11. Enjoy.
Mark's Notes:
This recipe is from the Betty Crocker iphone app.
The original recipe is for 4 tuna steaks. When I made this, I made 5 tuna steaks. That is why I needed a whole tomato. For the other ingredients, I just added a little more for each ingredient like approximately 1/8 more feta cheese, 1/8 more oregano, 1/8 more olive oil, 1/8 more garlic salt, and 1/8 more pepper.
I used dried oregano rather than basil.
I didn't know what a "flake" was in the recip until I actually cooked it and a "flake" did come off easily with a fork.
Mark's Story:
Back in May, for Mother's Day, I made a herb-salmon dinner for my mom. My dad gave me a newspaper clipping for a tuna recipe. I thanked him. I studied the recipe when I got home. I wasn't familiar with the ingredients on the list. So, I researched a simpler tuna steak recipe to make for my dad on Father's Day.
My parents were staying with my brothers so I went over there and made dinner. I used my George Foreman electric indoor/outdoor grill. That worked very well. It's very portable, can grill a lot, and very easy to use - no charcoal or propane to mess with.
It took me 15 minutes or so to prepare all the ingredients. It took another 25 minutes to grill the tuna. It turned out really well.
I've never cooked tuna steaks before. When I bought them, I was hoping that 25 minutes would be long enough to cook them through, and it was. I was joking with my brother that he should have the pizza delivery on speed dial in case something went terribly wrong. It turned out really really nice. The aromas that filled the kitchen added to the entire ambiance of this dinner.
My brother made a side of rice and vegetables to go with this.
For dessert, for Father's Day, I made a Black Forest Cherry Parfait - this can be found elsewhere on my blog.
I enjoyed cooking for everyone. I'm excited that it turned out so well. I'm excited that everyone liked it so much. Now, I need to make this dinner for Trish (she had taken the kids to go visit her dad for Father's Day).
And when I make it again, I'll get a picture and add it to this.
