Tamarind-glazed tuna with sugar snap and mango salad

Name: Tamarind-glazed tuna with sugar snap and mango salad
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 1 tsp caster sugar; 2 tbsp tamarind paste; 2 tsp groundnut oil; 2 tuna steaks; 150g pack sugar snap peas blanched; 1/2 mango cut into matchsticks; 1/2 small red onion finely sliced; 1 tsp sesame oil; 2 tsp rice vinegar

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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Adding tamarind to tuna brings out delicious flavours in this simple but impressive dish. Serve on a a bed of sugar snap and mango salad for a healthy lunch or dinner

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Ingredients

Nutrition

1 tsp caster sugar
2 tbsp tamarind paste
2 tsp groundnut oil
2 tuna steaks

SALAD

150g pack sugar snap peas

blanched
1/2 mango

cut into matchsticks
1/2 small red onion

finely sliced
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp rice vinegar

Nutrition: per serving

kcal345

low
fat7.2g
saturates1.5g
carbs19.8g
sugars14.8g
fibre3.2g
protein48.6g
salt0.36g

Method

step 1

Put the sugar in a bowl and add a splash of boiling water from the kettle. Stir until the sugar dissolves then stir in the tamarind and oil. Put the tuna in a small dish and spoon over the tamarind mix. Leave for 20 minutes.
step 2

Heat a heavy frying pan to high and cook the tuna for 2 minutes each side, adding
the rest of the glaze as you cook. Rest for 2 minutes while you toss all the salad ingredients together with some seasoning.
step 3

Serve the tuna with the salad.

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