Seared Tuna With Citrus Sauce

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs tuna steaks, about 6 oz each
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 ounces fresh arugula (or more)
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 orange, zest of, grated
• 1 lemon zest, only grated
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 1 1/2 inches fresh ginger, grated
• 2 oranges, in segments (remove pith)
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 1 inch dried chilies, crumbled or 1 small chili pepper, chopped, seeds removed
• salt

Recipe

• 1 mix together the ingredients from the soy sauce down to the chilli pepper, stir well, and stand for a while for flavours to mix.
• 2 put in a suitable container in a warming oven to just warm through.
• 3 brush the tuna steaks with the olive oil and just sear quickly on both sides in a hot griddle pan over very high heat for rare meat -- or cook to your liking. use salt to taste.
• 4 arrange the arugula on 4 plates, top each with a tuna steak, and drizzle the citrus sauce with orange segments over each serving.
• 5 serve immediately -- but can be served cold.