Seared Tuna with Mango Salsa

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Feel Good Food

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (28)

Cook Time:
40 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 40 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons good olive oil, plus extra for searing
1 1/2 cups diced yellow onion (2 onions)
2 teaspoons peeled, minced fresh ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 ripe mangos, peeled, seeded, and small diced
1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
2 teaspoons light brown sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 to 2 teaspoons minced fresh jalapeno pepper, to taste (1 pepper)
2 teaspoons minced fresh mint leaves
2 tuna steaks

Directions

Saute the olive oil, onions, and ginger in a large saute pan over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, or until the onions are translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the mangos, reduce the heat to low and cook for 10 more minutes. Add the orange juice, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, and jalapeno; cook for 10 more minutes, until orange juice is reduced, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and add the mint. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.

Heat a saute pan over high heat for 5 minutes until very hot. Season the tuna liberally with salt and pepper. When the pan is very hot, add a drizzle of olive oil and then the tuna steaks. Sear for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until the outside is browned, but the inside is very rare.

Serve the tuna on top of the mango salsa.

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recipe Seared Tuna with Mango Salsa
Donna Hagerstown, MD 02-07-2010
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Who Needs Restaurants?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

WOW - OK, so I found this recipe when I was looking for something special to make for my 6 year wedding anniversary dinner. ... We had reservations to stay at a B&B for the weekend, but with the rough economy, well we changed plans to stay home and make it special. Boy was it. I love seared tuna steak anyway, but this mango salsa was to die for. It was light and very flavorful with such a great mix of texture and beautiful color. We found that the tuna preparation here is very simple but you don't want to confuse the palate with too many flavors - after all, keep it simple is always the motto of any master chef, right? We paired it with another Food Network recipe of Paula Deen's - her bacon wrapped green beans and I swear we could have charged $20 a plate at any upscale restaurant (but paid less than $10 for both plates). Thank you Food Network for saving our day and wallets!Read more
recipe Seared Tuna with Mango Salsa
Holley Schwenksville, PA 01-24-2010
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so flavorful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband and I just made this for the first time, and it is absolutely wo!nderful! We will definitely make this again. ... The salsa is so good!!! Nice to eat something healthy, filling and so flavorful. Read more
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victoria los angeles, CA 09-11-2009
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amazing !
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i'm not a huge fan of mango salsa, but this mango sauce with the jalapeno and ginger are soooooooooo good !! definitely one... of my fave recipes ever. thanks, ina !!Read more
recipe Seared Tuna with Mango Salsa
Dawn Fairport, NY 02-18-2009
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The flavors are a great complement to each other!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love Ina's recipes, but since my husband and I are watching our calories (and what makes Ina's recipes so delicious is the... inclusion of butter, wine, cream!) I've avoided her recipes. But, when I found the Seared Tuna with Mango Salsa in the Healthy Eating section, I couldn't wait to try it. And it is wonderful! We love sushi, and the simple preparation of the Tuna Steak was spot on: 1 -2 minutes per side delivered a perfectly rare middle with a seared exterior. I modified the salsa recipe, increasing the Jalapeno peppers to 2, as well as increasing the amount of ginger, garlic and mint. I also left the mango diced on the larger side - this way the mango is very discernible. Also, I only reduced the orange juice mixture for 5 minutes. I served this with Basmatic rice, and this will become one of my go-to recipes!Read more
recipe Seared Tuna with Mango Salsa
toni pittsgrove, NJ 01-13-2009
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WONDERFUL
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

MANGO SALSA AND FISH JUST GO TOGETHER, I ALSO DID THIS WITH PINEAPPLE AND ITS WONDERFUL TOO! GOOD RECIPE!
recipe Seared Tuna with Mango Salsa
Ann St. Thomas 09-21-2008
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subsituted pineapple
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The first time I made the salsa I had to use pineapple since I couldn't find mango, and it was very good. A few days later I... made it with the mango and it turned an unappetizing shade of brownish-green and I had to throw it out. I was wondering if anyone else had that happen?Read more