Name: Grilled Tuna With Chickpea and Spinach Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive or canola oil; 1 Tbsp garlic (minced (about 2-3 cloves)); 2 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 Tbsp oregano (minced (or 1 tsp dried)); 12 oz tuna steak (cut into 4 portions (3 oz each)); For salad:; 1/2 can (151/2 oz low-sodium chickpeas (or garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed); 1/2 bag (10 oz leaf spinach, rinsed and dried); 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 medium tomato (rinsed and cut into wedges); 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground black pepper

Grilled Tuna With Chickpea and Spinach Salad

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 20

Total Time 45

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Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive or canola oil
1 Tbsp garlic minced (about 2-3 cloves)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp oregano minced (or 1 tsp dried)
12 oz tuna steak cut into 4 portions (3 oz each)
For salad:
1/2 can 151/2 oz low-sodium chickpeas (or garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
1/2 bag 10 oz leaf spinach, rinsed and dried
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 medium tomato rinsed and cut into wedges
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

Preparation

1 Preheat grill pan or oven broiler (with the rack 3 inches from heat source) on high temperature. 2 2 Combine oil, garlic, lemon juice, and oregano, and brush over tuna steaks. Marinate for 5–10 minutes. 3 Meanwhile, combine all salad ingredients. (Salad can be made up to 2 hours in advance and refrigerated.) 4 Grill or broil tuna on high heat for 3–4 minutes on each side until the flesh is opaque and separates easily with a fork (to a minimum internal temperature of 145 °F). 5 Serve one tuna steak over 1 cup of mixed salad.
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