Grilled Tuna Bibb Salads Recipe

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"This quick salad is very tasty when served with a French baguette, or on toasted crackers." Wolfgang Hanau, West Palm Beach, FL

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Grilled Tuna Bibb Salads Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1 pound tuna steaks (3/4 inch thick)
2 teaspoons lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 celery ribs
1 small sweet red pepper
1 small sweet yellow pepper
1 small red onion
4 cups torn Bibb or Boston lettuce
1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
Whole Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves
1/2 cup reduced-fat ranch salad dressing

Directions

Sprinkle tuna with lime juice, salt and pepper. Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, lightly coat the grill rack. For medium-rare, grill tuna, covered, over high heat or broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until slightly pink in the center. Cut into 1-in. pieces.
Finely chop the celery, peppers and onion; place in a large bowl. Add the torn lettuce, tuna, basil and rosemary; toss to combine.
Arrange lettuce leaves on four plates; top each with 2 cups tuna mixture. Drizzle with dressing. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2 cups salad with 2 tablespoons dressing equals 228 calories, 8 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 59 mg cholesterol, 513 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 28 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Grilled Tuna Bibb Salads in Taste of Home June/July 2010, p45