Ingredients
- 1 pound dried white beans, picked over, and soaked overnight
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 1 carrot, coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 bay leaf
- Olive oil
- 4 to 5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, divided
- 1 red onion, peeled, halved, and thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme leaves
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 (8-ounce) tuna steaks
- 1 head radicchio, halved
- Coarsely chopped fresh parsley leaves
Directions
Drain the beans, then with cold water in a large pot and add the onion, carrot, garlic and bay leaf and cook until the beans are soft, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Drain the beans and pick out the onion, carrot, garlic and bay leaf. Place the beans in a bowl and toss with a couple tablespoons each of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Fold in the red onion and thyme, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Preheat grill to high. Brush tuna and radicchio with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the tuna for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until slightly charred and cooked to medium-rare doneness. Grill the radicchio, cut-side down, until slightly charred and wilted. Remove the tuna and radicchio from the grill. Dice tuna into bite-size pieces, and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Slice radicchio into 1/4-inch thick slices. Fold tuna and radicchio into the white beans. Transfer the beans to a platter and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve warm or at room temperature.

















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By VaOtter
Fairfax Station, VA
on October 13, 2010
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Just a warning, which you won't need if you pay close attention to the overall weight of this recipe, i.e. it will easily feed eight very hungry people! To serve only four you can easily reduce this one by a factor of three or four.
Secondly: the posted cooking time is 6 minutes. That needs a little adjustment..
Lastly, the overabundance of beans made this a very heavy dish. Very heavy. I'm hoping that a second try with about half the volume of beans called for will work out better. On a more positive note, the flavors are wonderful, especially if you use a high end balsamic vinegar. Our collective opinion was this recipe has potential, but it's in need of rework. Waiting for version 2.0
By jfcosler_11811577
Durham, NC
on July 08, 2010
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dish was good. Not fab, to me! but a great diet dish! thanks, B.
By fourpaws18_3980394
Santa Ana, CA
on May 19, 2008
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This was so easy to make. It tasted great! I love beans but, i don't make the like you do, the effects!! nevermind!!! I just added 2 -15oz cans of white beans and it was delicious!!
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