Charred Tuna with Ginger and Orange Vinaigrette

Title:
Charred Tuna with Ginger and Orange Vinaigrette

Yield:
2 Servings

Categories:
Seafood,
Grilling




Ingredients:





     2 tb Peanut oil


     1 ts Chopped fresh ginger


     1 ts Soy sauce


     1 c  Fresh orange juice


     1 ts Finely chopped chives


     1 pn Cayenne pepper


     1 pn Freshly ground white pepper


     1 lb Fresh tuna steak; 1 inch


          -thick


     1    Cucumber; peeled, seeded and


          -finely julienned






 Mix all ingredients except tuna and cucumber; set aside.


 


 Cook tuna on a hot grill about 30 seconds, just long enough to char one


 side. Let rest for a minute, then carve into very thin slices.


 


 Arrange slices of tuna on a plate and drizzle with vinaigrette. Garnish


 with cucumber julienne.


 


 Formatted for MCrecipe by JoAnn Pellegrino 5/98


 


 NOTES : Elka Gilmore, until recently the chef at Camelions in Santa Monica,


 California, has achieved considerable renown for her adroit contemporary


 cooking.


 Recipe by: The Joy of Grilling/Elka Gilmore


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by J Pellegrino 
on May


 15, 1998