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Citrus Tuna Steaks

Citrus Tuna Steaks
"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."
4 ServingsPrep: 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.
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Nutrition Facts: One serving (1 tuna steak) equals 224 calories, 2 g fat (trace saturated fat), 77 mg cholesterol, 63 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 40 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 very lean meat, 1 fruit.
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