Grilled Tuna Fillet Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs fresh ahi tuna fillets, cut 1-inch thick
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/4 lbs small new yukon gold potatoes, thinly sliced
• 6 ears fresh sweet corn
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 12 green onions, sliced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
• chili powder
• lime wedge (optional)
• 3 limes
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 for charcoal grill, cook over medium coals. for a gas grill, preheat the grill and then reduce heat to medium.
• 2 rinse tuna and pat dry. brush tuna with olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 3 if using a charcoal grill, grill tuna on greased rack of uncovered grill directly over coals, 8-12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and the center is slightly pink, turning once.
• 4 if using a gas grill, place tuna on greased rack over heat. cover and then grill as above.
• 5 meanwhile, cook potato slices in boiling salted water 5-8 minutes or until tender. drain and set aside. cut corn from cob.
• 6 in a small bowl combine cilantro, green onions, and jalapeno; cover and chill. prepare lime dressing as below, and set aside. break tuna into 3/4-inch pieces.
• 7 place tuna evenly on bottom of a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. drizzle with 1/3 of the lime dressing. add potatoes; drizzle with another 1/3 of the dressing. add corn and drizzle with remaining dressing. sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. cover and chill in refrigerator 2-3 hours.
• 8 to serve, top with cilantro mixture and sweet pepper. sprinkle with chili powder; pass lime wedges.
• 9 to prepare lime dressing:.
• 10 finely shred 2 teaspoons of peel from the limes. squeeze enough lime juice to equal 1/2 cup.
• 11 in small bowl whisk together the lime peel, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, coriander, cumin, salt annd pepper.