Tuna And Tomato Kabobs Recipes

Steps:

• For the marinade: Mix together all the marinade ingredients in a medium bowl.
• For the skewers: Toss the cubed tuna in the marinade and let sit in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the green onions and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, about 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the green onions to a medium bowl of ice water. When the green onions are cool, pat dry with paper towels. Trim the stalks and the root end off the fennel. Halve the fennel lengthwise then cut each half into 3 pieces. Cut each lemon into 6 pieces. Cut the red onion in half from stem to root end. Cut each half in half again lengthwise and cut each quarter into thirds. There should be 12 pieces of each vegetable.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Remove the tuna and toss the vegetables in the marinade. Thread each skewer starting with a tomato. Then begin to thread the green onion starting with the tip of the white end. Add a piece of tuna. Keeping the ingredients near to the top of the skewer, ribbon the green onion around a piece of tuna and back through the skewer. Next add the red onion, and ribbon the green onion around again and onto the skewer. Next add another piece of tuna, and ribbon the green onion around again and onto the skewer. Next add a piece of fennel, and ribbon the green onion around for the final time. Top with a piece of lemon. Center the ingredients on the skewer.
• Place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle both sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain. Cool completely.
• Cut potatoes in half. Combine potatoes, tuna, paprika and oil in large bowl. Sprinkle with salt. Toss to coat. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Alternate potato halves and tuna on skewers.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Place smoke chips in 8 x 6-inch foil packet with open top. Set atop coals 5 minutes before grilling kebabs. Grill kebabs until tuna is just cooked through, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes.
• Spoon Basque Tomato Sauce onto plates. Arrange kebabs atop sauce; serve.

Steps:

• Set 4 bamboo skewers to soak in warm water. Preheat the broiler or compression grill for 10 minutes.
• For the sauce: Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium high heat and fry the garlic and ginger for 2 minutes to release flavorful oils. Add 1/4 cup of the wine, tamari, brown sugar, and Shanghai Spice Mix. Remove from the heat and add the peanut butter, stirring until smooth. Set aside and keep warm.
• For the tuna kebabs: String 5 tuna pieces and 4 artichoke halves alternately on each bamboo skewer, starting and ending with tuna. Brush the kebabs with the sauce. Broil the kebabs for 3 minutes on each side or until the tuna is white throughout.
• Add the remaining wine to the rest of the sauce to thin it to a pouring consistency.
• Serve kebabs garnished with chopped cilantro or parsley on top.
• Note: To make Shanghai Ethmix:
• 7 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes 2 3/4 teaspoons ground ginger 2 3/4 teaspoons ground anise
• Grind to a fine powder.

Steps:

• Cook 1 sliced shallot in 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until softened, 4 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons capers; cook 1 minute. Add one 14-ounce can cherry tomatoes; cook, stirring, until the tomatoes burst, 5 minutes. Smash with a spatula, then stir in one 7-ounce can Italian oil-packed tuna, breaking it into chunks. Toss with 12 ounces cooked spaghetti and 3 tablespoons olive oil, adding up to 3/4 cup pasta-cooking water to loosen the sauce; season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• In a large frying pan over high heat, warm 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season tuna with salt and pepper. Add to the pan and sear over high heat, turning once, just until golden (about 3 minutes). Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Add remaining oil to pan and reduce heat to medium-high. Add onion and saute until softened, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds. Stir in tomatoes, wine, red pepper, olives, and capers. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes to blend flavors. Stir in pine nuts.
• Return tuna to the pan, spooning the sauce over it. Cook, occaisionaly spooning sauce back over tuna, until tuna is opaque throughout and the sauce is slightly reduced, 7-10 minutes.
• Transfer tuna steaks and sauce to warmed plates and sprinkle with basil. Serve at once.

Steps:

• Thread tuna chunks onto 4 metal or soaked wooden skewers. Thread pepper and onion pieces onto 4 more skewers. Place skewers in a 13x9-in. baking dish., Whisk together marinade ingredients. Reserve half of mixture for salad dressing. Pour remaining marinade over skewers; refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes., Grill kabobs, covered, on a greased grill rack over medium heat, turning occasionally, until tuna is slightly pink in center for medium-rare (2-3 minutes per side) and vegetables are crisp-tender (10-12 minutes). Remove tuna kabobs from direct heat and keep warm while vegetables finish grilling., For salad, toss spinach, yellow pepper and cherry tomatoes with reserved dressing. For each portion, serve a tuna kabob and vegetable kabob over salad.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion about 5 minutes or until soft.
• Add the crushed garlic and cook for a couple of minutes more.
• Add the wine and cook for a few minutes then add the tomatoes and chickpeas.
• Allow to cook gently for about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour the boiling water over the couscous and cover for about 5 minutes.
• Add the prepared couscous, herbs and capers to the tomato mix, season well with salt and pepper and set aside while you cook the tuna.
• Season the tuna steaks with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the tuna about 4 or 5 minutes each side: this will give you a rare steak, if you'd like it cooked more add a couple more minutes each side. Remember though that it will keep cooking after you take it off the heat.
• Gently reheat the tomato mix for a couple of minutes, then divide it between 4 plates and serve a tuna steak on each.
• Serve with a dollop of yogurt over each steak.

Steps:

• Whisk first 8 ingredients in medium bowl to blend; season to taste with ground white pepper. Transfer 3 tablespoons marinade to small bowl and reserve. Add tuna to remaining marinade in medium bowl and toss to coat. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 45 minutes.
• Spray grill rack with nonstick spray. Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Alternate tuna cubes, bell pepper squares, and onion squares on each of 6 metal skewers. Grill to desired doneness, turning frequently, about 4 minutes total for medium-rare. Transfer to platter. Drizzle reserved marinade over; sprinkle with chopped cilantro.

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium high.
• Combine soy, vinegar, sesame oil and wasabi in a ziplock bag.
• Add tuna and marinate at room temperature for 10 minutes.
• Thread tuna on skewers and cook on an oiled grill 5-10 minutes or until browned outside and cooked to desired degree of doneness inside.

Steps:

• Heat 3 TBS oil in a large deep skillet over medium heat; add the onions and saute about 5 minutes until soft.
• Add the garlic and cook an additional 2 minutes, then add in the tomatoes, basil and capers, stirring well to combine.
• Simmer, uncovered for 15 minutes; mixture will thicken.
• Remove sauce to a bowl and set aside.
• Wipe out the sauce pan, then heat with remaining 3 TBS of oil over medium heat.
• Salt and pepper fish to taste, then place in the pan when oil is hot.
• Cook fish about 3 minutes per side (fish should be light brown at edges but still pink inside).
• Pour the tomato mixture over the fish and simmer for about 5 minutes, then serve immediately!

Steps:

• Cook noodles in a pot of boiling water until done. Drain.
• In a large skillet, saute onion in oil. Add undiluted soup, chili powder, salt, and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer 5 minutes. Mix in noodles, 1 cup cheese, and tuna. Spoon into a greased 1 quart casserole dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. While still hot, sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7 and put in a roasting tin to heat up. Put the tuna in a shallow dish with half the oil, two-thirds of the garlic and leaves from 1 sprig of thyme. Leave to marinate while you cook the veg.
• Put the potatoes, peppers, onion and chilli into the roasting tin with the remaining oil, toss to coat, then roast for 20 mins. The potatoes should be tender or very nearly there. If not, give them another 5 mins (the cooking time can depend on the variety of potato). Add the remaining garlic and thyme to the pan, let them sizzle, stir in the tomatoes, then cook for 5 mins more until the sauce has reduced a little. Season to taste.
• With a few mins to go, heat a griddle or frying pan, wipe most of the garlic marinade off the fish with kitchen paper, season, then sear for 1 min each side for medium or longer if you prefer. Serve on top of the veg.

Steps:

• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt over the eggplant cubes and place on paper towels. Let stand for 1 hour. Rinse and drain. Heat 2 teaspoons of the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add the eggplant and saute until half cooked, about 4 minutes. Using 8 metal or bamboo skewers that have been soaked in water, skewer the tuna, peppers, onion and eggplant pieces, alternating colors and dividing the ingredients evenly among the skewers.
• Combine the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice, basil and salt and pepper to taste in a shallow dish. Place the skewers in the dish and turn to coat in the marinade. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes, turning from time to time.
• Preheat a grill or broiler. Remove the skewers from the marinade and grill until tuna begins to char on the outside but is still pink in the center, about 2 minutes per side (about 8 minutes total).
• Heat a medium-size skillet over medium-high heat. Add the spinach and cook until just wilted. Divide among 4 plates. Spoon the hot rice beside the spinach and top both with 2 skewers per plate. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil in a saute pan. Add 1/2 cup of the chopped tomatoes, torn basil, a pinch of crushed red pepper, and a small handful of pitted, coarsely chopped olives to the pan. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the tomatoes start to break down, then add the tuna, breaking it up.
• Meanwhile, cook the linguine in boiling salted water until three-quarters of the way cooked, about 10 minutes. Reserve about a cup of the pasta cooking liquid. Toss the drained pasta with the olives and tomatoes.
• Add a few more pieces chopped fresh basil or parsley. Turn the heat up to medium-high and cook, tossing, until the pasta is al dente. Add some of the pasta cooking liquid to moisten the pasta, if necessary. Divide the pasta among bowls and serve.

Steps:

• Halve the courgettes lengthways, then thickly slice. Cut the onion into wedges and separate into pieces. Thread the halloumi, cherry tomatoes, courgettes and onion onto eight skewers. Cover and chill the kebabs until you are ready to cook (You can do this up to half a day ahead.)
• To make the baste, mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, thyme, mustard and seasoning. (This can be made ahead and chilled too.)
• Preheat the barbecue or grill and arrange the kebabs on the rack. Brush with the baste, stirring it first to make sure the ingredients are blended. Cook for 4-5 minutes, turning often, until the cheese begins to turn golden and the vegetables are just tender. Serve while still hot with warm pitta bread.

Steps:

• For salsa, in a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients; set aside., Rub tuna with pepper. On four metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread red peppers, tuna and mango., Place skewers on greased grill rack. Cook, covered, over medium heat, turning occasionally, until tuna is slightly pink in center (medium-rare) and peppers are tender, 10-12 minutes. Serve with salsa.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F (or 400°F for dark or nonstick pan). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Unroll dough onto cookie sheet and spread to desired size and thickness.
• Brush crust with olive oil mixed with chili flavored oil from tuna.
• Spread tuna evenly over crust. Distribute tomatoes and sprinkle basil over all.
• Spread shredded cheese over top.
• Bake 13-17 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is deep golden brown.

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat) or preheat broiler. Toss first 5 ingredients in bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Thread 2 pieces of tuna alternately with 1 orange piece and 1 cherry tomato on each skewer. Rub any remaining seasonings from bowl over kebabs.
• Grill or broil kebabs until tuna is just opaque in center, turning kebabs often, about 6 minutes total.