Spicy Tuna Salad

Ingredients

4 fresh tuna steaks, weighing 3-4 ounces each (can be substituted with canned tuna chunks)

¼ cup spice paste for seafood

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. black peppercorns, crushed

1 Tbs. freshly squeezed lime juice

2 Tbs. oil

 

 

salt and pepper to taste

Fried shallots to garnish

 

 

 

Method

1.      Season fresh tuna steaks with seafood spice paste, salt, pepper and lime juice.

2.      Heat oil in frying pan and cook tuna steaks for 3 minutes on each side over high heat. Do not overcook. Set aside and allow to cool down, then break the tuna into small chunks. Place in salad bowl.

3.      Season to taste with salt and pepper and garnish with fried shallots.  Serve at room temperature with steamed rice.

Any other firm, well-flavored fresh fish such as snapper, sea bass or salmon, can be substituted for tuna.

Make 4-6 servings