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French Fridays with Dorie: Spice-Crusted Tuna

January 23, 2015 by susanelester 19 Comments

A delicious, easy meal!
A delicious, easy meal! 

This week’s French Fridays with Dorie challenge is for Spice-Crusted Tuna.  We were lucky enough to find freshly caught Ahi on the Fresh Fish Fanatics boat at  at the Farmers’ Market on Sunday.  John sliced it into beautiful steaks, coated it in an aromatic blend of spices that included ginger, coriander, and cardamom, then pan-fried it in just a bit of olive oil.  So simple & so delicious!  We cook fresh fish quite often but this flavor combination had all of us wanting more.

We served it with a simple salad made from lettuce right from our garden.  The only thing that could have made it better would have been eating it at a Paris cafe.  Our niece enjoyed the rest of the tuna and salad  for lunch the next day and was the envy of her co-workers.  It’s safe to say this is a new family favorite!  A quick, easy, and delicious dish that’s perfect for company, or a quick weeknight meal.

Ventura Pier at dusk
Ventura Pier at dusk

 

Filed Under: French Fridays with Dorie, Seafood Tagged With: fish, French Fridays with Dorie, tuna

Comments

  1. mary h hirsch says

    January 23, 2015 at 6:18 am

    I agree, Susan, this is going to be a favorite at my house also. I don’t cook fish often but the past three weeks of recipes reminds me that I should. This flavor combination was a new one for me and very “un-tuna like” but I certainly enjoyed it. For a salad, I really don’t think you needed much else but those lovely greens from your garden and some avocado slices. Very nice.

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  2. Cakelaw says

    January 23, 2015 at 7:47 am

    How wonderful to have found fresh fish. I really liked this one.

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  3. Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.) says

    January 23, 2015 at 11:41 am

    This one was definitely easy and a winner for my Mr Neil! I’d make it again for company for sure!

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  4. Liz says

    January 23, 2015 at 6:07 pm

    Fresh tuna and lettuce from your garden? Sounds like a heavenly dinner!

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  5. Guyla says

    January 23, 2015 at 8:23 pm

    Having access to fresh fish makes all the difference I think! We just didn’t love the spice combo. I’m questioning what’s wrong with us as I read through everyone else’s experience. We seem to be the only people who didn’t like it:( Yours looks great and I love that you have your own lettuce!

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  6. Kathy says

    January 23, 2015 at 9:34 pm

    Susan, We’re expecting a nor-easter tonight, and you’re picking lettuce from your garden… so jealous!!
    Your tuna looks fabulous, and perfectly cooked! Happy Friday!

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  7. Alice says

    January 23, 2015 at 9:34 pm

    We enjoyed ours with a simple green salad too and it was perfect! Your tuna looks amazing! Great job, John! 🙂 You are too lucky to have one of those cooking husbands, Susan! 🙂

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  8. Diane Balch says

    January 24, 2015 at 2:10 am

    I am so envious of how wonderfully fresh your food always is in Califorina. Glad you enjoyed this one gorgeous looking.

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  9. Tammy says

    January 24, 2015 at 2:15 am

    I served a butter lettuce salad with our tuna as well. It was delicious. Glad you enjoyed it!

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  10. Rose says

    January 24, 2015 at 8:12 am

    You know, as much as I enjoyed the mango chatini, I remember thinking that it would be even better with an avocado in there:-)

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  11. Katie says

    January 24, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    What a gorgeous plate of food! Glad you all enjoyed it. I also love the photo of the pier: we’ve been having some nice sunsets lately, right?

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  12. David says

    January 24, 2015 at 4:18 pm

    Simple, delicious, and beautiful. And homegrown lettuce? It’s the best!

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  13. Nana says

    January 24, 2015 at 10:12 pm

    That lettuce reminds me of summer, the whole recipe looks fabulous.

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  14. Tricia S. says

    January 24, 2015 at 11:00 pm

    Ok seriously, you are killing me. Fresh off the boat fish AND salad from your garden ?? In JANUARY ?? Good thing I like the mid Atlantic so darn much – LOL. Your plate looks fabulous (as does that pier shot….) and I can understand the coworkers envy your niece experienced. Great job !

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  15. Betsy says

    January 25, 2015 at 2:44 am

    Looking at a few inches of snow outside my window, the sound of lettuce fresh from the garden makes me jealous. I’m not surprised this will be a new family favorite.

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  16. Diane Zwang says

    January 26, 2015 at 12:35 am

    You always have such nice pictures of the local scenery. Wished I liked tuna but I don’t. I am having fun with my make-ups.

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  17. Cher says

    January 27, 2015 at 2:04 am

    I knew I was going to be jealous of your Fresh fish and produce! Looks lovely and I am sure it was as tasty as it looks.

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  18. EmilyC says

    January 27, 2015 at 11:28 am

    Love your homegrown salad ingredients! And this is also a keeper recipe in my house!

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  19. Christy @ Confessions of a Culinary Diva says

    January 29, 2015 at 9:02 pm

    I loved how easy this was, I agree the only thing that could have made it better would have been a Paris Café!

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