Pasta Salad with Seared Tuna and Citrus Dressing - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
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Here's an ideal warm-weather meal with the refreshing flavors of mint, orange, lemon and cucumber. Tuna, hot from the pan, is cut into chunks and tossed with the room-temperature pasta salad. You could also cook the tuna outside on the grill.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. spaghettini
- 2 tbsp. red-wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. grated orange zest (from about 1/4 orange)
- 1 tbsp. fresh orange juice
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- fresh-ground black pepper
- 6 1/2 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 Cucumbers
- 6 tbsp. Chopped fresh mint
- 1 lb. tuna steak
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the spaghettini until just done, about 9 minutes. Drain. Rinse with cold water; drain thoroughly.
- In a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk together the vinegar, orange zest, orange juice, lemon juice, mustard, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add 6 tablespoons of the oil slowly, whisking. Add the spaghettini, cucumbers and mint and toss.
- Heat a grill pan or heavy frying pan over moderately high heat. Coat the tuna with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil and sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon salt and a pinch of pepper. Cook, turning once, until done to your taste, about 2 minutes per side for medium rare. Remove. Cut the tuna into 1-inch chunks and toss with the spaghettini.
- Fish Alternatives: You could use salmon fillets or swordfish steaks in place of the tuna. For either, add a few minutes to the cooking time.
- Wine Recommendation: Whether you make this salad with tuna or one of the alternatives listed in the box below, a dry riesling from Alsace will be splendid. Its lime, mineral and herbal notes will brilliantly echo the salad and set off the fish.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Tuna, Lemon.
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