SEARED TUNA WITH AVOCADO AND SAUCE   
  Ingredients :
    4 tuna fillets, 1 inch thick (2 cm)
    2/3 cup parsley leaves
    3 tablespoons capers, drained
    1 garlic clove, samshed
    3 teaspoons lemon juice
    1 teaspoon anchovy paste
    ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
    Salt
    Pepper
    ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 large avocado, cut in ½ inch (1cm) pieces

  Preparation:

Put parsley, capers, garlic, lemon juice, anchovy paste, mustard, salt an pepper into a food processor. Pulse to chop several times. Add ½ cup olive oil gradually, while machine is running, to make a coarse puree. Leave in food processor.

Heat skillet over moderate heat. Rub tuna steaks with remaining olive oil on both sides. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes and cook for 3 or 4 minutes more until steak is medium rare.

Serve tuna with avocado chunks on top and drizzle with the sauce.

How to fillet, skin and debone fish
 
        4 servings
       
 
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