Recipe - Italian Grilled Tuna

Three fourths cup Extra virgin olive oil
One half cup Minced parsley
One half cup Jarred marinated roasted
peppers, drained and minced
One half cup Thinly cut or sliced up scallions
One fourth cup Fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoon Capers, drained
2 tablespoon Minced fresh oregano, or
2 teaspoon Dried oregano
One fourth teaspoon Salt
6 8oz tuna steaks, about 3/4
inch thick
1/8 teaspoon Freshly ground pepper

1. In medium saucepan, combine One half cup olive oil with parsley, red peppers,
scallions, 2 tbsp. lemon juice, capers, oregano, and salt. Simmer over low
heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, to blend flavors. Remove from heat
and set aside. 2. Place tuna in a single layer in a glass baking dish.
Drizzle remaining One fourth cup olive oil and 2 tbsp. lemon juice over fish.
Season with pepper. Turn to coat both sides. Cover with plastic wrap and
marinate at room temperature 30 minutes. 3. Prepare a hot fire. Place fish
on an oiled grill set 4 to 6 inches from coals. Reheat sauce by placing
saucepan on side of grill. Grill tuna, turning once, until opaque
throughout but still moist, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a serving
plate and spoon sauce over each steak.

Recipe by: 365 BBQ recipes, p. 102 (#172) Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1
#602 by Diana Stephens mdstephe@ix.netcom.com on May 8, 1997