Tuna with peppery tomatoes & potatoes

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Per serving

371 kcalories, protein 40g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 4g, salt 0.48 g

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• lexi

  29 April 2008

  lexi commented on this recipe

  This was a really nice meal and so simple to make as youre not stood over it. The potatoes took a lot longer - nearly 40 mins so I would par boil next time. The tuna was nowhere cooked enough for me after a minute but I like everything cooked right through so its personal choice. Would make ths again as its a nice alternative to chicken but not too fishy!!

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• Ben

  27 May 2008

  Ben rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Beware - the method listed for this recipe contains a couple of bizarre timings that make me think they never actually bothered cooking it. First off, as lexi pointed out, the potatoes will take a lot longer than 20-25 minutes to roast - I would put them in for 15 mins on their own before adding anything else. Secondly, putting a finely chopped chilli into a 220 degree oven for 20 minutes is only going to end in cremation and tears. You need to either leave the chilli in fairly large chunks (probably not that practical), or just add it in 10 mins from the end. It tasted really nice but the method is questionable.

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• billy ray valentine

  01 June 2008

  billy ray valentine commented on this recipe

  I used roasted peppers instead and just regular tinned tomatoes. Absolutely delicious...

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• Frantic Flapjack

  03 June 2008

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was lovely and could be served for a dinner party. I took heed from the comments above and boiled the potatoes for 5 minutes before putting into the roasting tin and used a normal tin of tomatoes and it all cooked in 20 minutes. I thought the tuna needed longer than the recipe indicated but that's just personal taste.

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• recipes

  07 June 2008

  recipes rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My first taste of fresh tuna, and it was good - although I slightly overcooked it! I also put the potatoes in about 15 minutes before the peppers, and the whole pepper/tomato/potato combination was really lovely.

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• tweedletwo

  13 June 2008

  tweedletwo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  really should have read the comments before trying to make this one - used the timings suggested and we were left waiting for the potatoes to cook for so long that we had eaten the rest of it before they were ready. Tasted really yummy still.

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• Louise

  14 June 2008

  Louise commented on this recipe

  This was the first recipe I've tried from the good food website and it was delicious. I took heed of all the comments and made the necessary adjustments so thanks everyone!

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• Marola

  28 June 2008

  Marola rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I forgot to buy a chilli, so instead I used a good slug of piri-piri sauce and it turned out great.

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• Jo

  10 July 2008

  Jo commented on this recipe

  Hm. I'm interested in trying this recipe but having read the comments I'm a bit wary - am I the only one whose never come across a tin of cherry tomatoes? I keep looking around when I'm outand about and can't seem to see them

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• Mrs B

  27 August 2008

  Mrs B rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A very nice dish. I didn't have tinned cherry tomatoes so I used a combination of tinned chopped tomatoes and cherry tomatoes. Also used chilli flakes rather than fresh chilli. Enjoyed by all the family.

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• Caroline

  01 September 2008

  Caroline commented on this recipe

  Delicious. Really fresh tasting. I found the potatoes were cooked in the prescribed time - perhaps others overlooked the instruction to slice the potatoes into 1cm thick slices?

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• Loustar14

  12 September 2008

  Loustar14 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This recipe was really lovely... although I did have to par boil the potatoes. I didn't add the chilli but instead used 1-2 tbsp balsamic vinegar to add more flavour to the sauce. I would definately make this again.

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• Ourshell

  17 September 2008

  Ourshell rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really enjoyed this, particularly the marinated tuna. Parboiled the potatoes as recommended but the veg still took twice as long as suggested to roast till nice and soft. Would definitely make again. To the person who couldn't find them - they sell tinned cherry tomatoes in Waitrose.

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Ingredients

• 4 tuna steaks
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves , crushed
• few thyme sprigs
• 500g bag new potatoes , sliced about 1cm thick
• 2 red peppers , cut into large chunks
• 1 red onion , cut into eighths
• 1 green chilli , deseeded and chopped
• 400g can cherry tomatoes

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 25 mins

Heart healthy

Omega-3, 2 of 5-a-day, veg can be frozen

Ingredients

• 4 tuna steaks
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves , crushed
• few thyme sprigs
• 500g bag new potatoes , sliced about 1cm thick
• 2 red peppers , cut into large chunks
• 1 red onion , cut into eighths
• 1 green chilli , deseeded and chopped
• 400g can cherry tomatoes

Per serving

371 kcalories, protein 40g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 4g, salt 0.48 g

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