Grilled Tuna And Pearl Barley Nicoise Recipe
Ingredients
| Lemon juice | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Basil | 1 Tablespoon, thinly sliced | |
| Extra virgin olive oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Anchovy paste | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Herbes de provence | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Garlic | 4 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| Water | 4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 cup uncooked pearl barley | ||
| Green beans | 3 Cup (16 tbs), sliced | |
| 2 hard-cooked eggs | ||
| 1 cup finely chopped fennel bulb | ||
| 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion | ||
| Tomatoes | 2 Large, cut into wedges | |
| Cracked pepper | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 6 (6-ounce) tuna steaks (about 3/4 inch thick) | ||
| Vegetable cooking spray | ||
| 18 nicoise olives | ||
Directions
Combine first 7 ingredients in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk.
Set aside.
Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan.
Add barley; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes.
Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
Spoon barley into a large bowl; set aside.
Drop green beans into a large saucepan of boiling water; cook 2 minutes.
Drain and rinse under cold water.
Add beans to barley; set aside.
Cut eggs in half lengthwise; remove yolks.
Reserve yolks for another use.
Slice egg whites.
Add sliced egg white, lemon juice mixture, fennel, onion, and tomatoes to barley mixture; toss gently.
Set aside.
Firmly press cracked pepper over tuna steaks.
Place tuna on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 3 minutes on each side until tuna is medium-rare or to desired degree of doneness.
Place 1 1/2 cups barley mixture, 1 tuna steak, and 3 olives on each of 6 plates.
Set aside.
Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan.
Add barley; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes.
Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
Spoon barley into a large bowl; set aside.
Drop green beans into a large saucepan of boiling water; cook 2 minutes.
Drain and rinse under cold water.
Add beans to barley; set aside.
Cut eggs in half lengthwise; remove yolks.
Reserve yolks for another use.
Slice egg whites.
Add sliced egg white, lemon juice mixture, fennel, onion, and tomatoes to barley mixture; toss gently.
Set aside.
Firmly press cracked pepper over tuna steaks.
Place tuna on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 3 minutes on each side until tuna is medium-rare or to desired degree of doneness.
Place 1 1/2 cups barley mixture, 1 tuna steak, and 3 olives on each of 6 plates.
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