Citrus Tuna Steaks
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"This grilled fish is a summertime favorite my family requests often," says Shannon Edwards from Arlington, Texas. "I adapted it from a traditional Jamaican jerk recipe."
SERVINGS: 4
CATEGORY: Low Fat
METHOD: Grill (gas or charcoal)
TIME: Prep: 10 min. + marinating Grill: 20 min.
Ingredients:
- 1 medium pink grapefruit
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon snipped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dill weed
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
- 4 tuna steak or fillets (6 ounces each)
Directions:
Peel and section grapefruit over a bowl, reserving juice. Refrigerate half of the grapefruit sections. Add remaining grapefruit to the reserved grapefruit juice. Add the lemon juice, lime juice, honey, dill, red pepper flakes and ginger. Remove 1/4 cup for basting; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add the tuna steaks. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 30 minutes, turning once.
Coat grill rack with cooking spray before starting the grill. Drain and discard marinade from tuna. Grill tuna, uncovered, over medium heat for 6-7 minutes on each side, basting frequently with reserved marinade. Top tuna steaks with reserved grapefruit sections. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Yield: 4 servings.