Grilled Sesame Orange Tuna Steaks Recipe

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This recipe was a collaboration between my son and I. He wanted to enter a contest because he aspires to be a chef someday. Although they look fancy, they're easy to make. [Editor's Note: This recipe won 3rd place in Healthy Cooking's Summer Sizzle Grilling Contest] —Lorna McFadden, Port Orchard, Washington

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Grilled Sesame Orange Tuna Steaks Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups instant brown rice
2 cups fresh sugar snap peas
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon butter
1 snack-size cup (4 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
1/4 cup unsalted cashews, coarsely chopped
4 tuna steaks (6 ounces each)
5 tablespoons sesame ginger marinade, divided

Directions

Cook rice according to package directions. In a large skillet, saute peas and honey in butter until crisp-tender. Add oranges and cashews; cook and stir 1 minute longer.
Brush tuna with 2 tablespoons marinade. Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, lightly coat the grill rack. Grill tuna, covered, over high heat or broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 3-4 minutes on each side for medium-rare or until slightly pink in the center.
Brush tuna with remaining marinade; serve with rice and snap pea mixture. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 steak with 3/4 cup rice and 1/2 cup snap pea mixture equals 506 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 84 mg cholesterol, 822 mg sodium, 56 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 47 g protein.

Originally published as Grilled Sesame Orange Tuna Steaks in Healthy Cooking June/July 2012, p36