Pan Seared Tuna Steak Salad

Pan-seared Tuna Steak Salad

Following up on last weeks post about healthy eating and how fresh foods pack a lot more punch than processed foods. Real food that is healthy and nutritious does not have to be boiled, bland mush. I will be featuring more recipes on healthy eating in the coming weeks with the calorie breakdown. Eating fresh and "clean" (has been way overused and I dislike the word) does take a little prepping, planning, some chopping but then the benefits make up for the hard work. Any achievements you want to make have to come with a little effort and hard work. 

The salad might look super fancy and laborious but I promise it only a few ingredients and was super quick and easy to make. I get my Tuna steaks from Costco for their quality and freshness but you can pick any store that works for you. A Tuna steak that I cooked was 1.37 lbs so don't assume its 1 portion. Mine turned out to be 4, 6 oz portions so please be mindful of portion sizes. 6 oz meat should look like the size of your fist. If Tuna is not your thing you can replace it with any meat of choice.

For a Steak that big I seared my tuna on a cast iron skillet (pre-heated medium low heat) for 4 minutes on each side for a medium cooked steak. You can season it with just salt and pepper or amp it up with the spice blend. If you like it fully cooked or medium rare, alter the timings accordingly. So it took me 8-10 minutes to get this ready and a few minutes to toss the salad. 

Number	Food	Calories
1 6 Oz	Tuna Steak (Costco)	195
1 Cup	Organic Romaine Salad	7
1 Cup	Broccoli slaw	20
1 tsp	Sprouted Pumpkin seeds (Go Raw, Costco)	45
2 Tbsp	Champagne Pear Vinaigrette (Trader Joes)	50
1 Spray	Olive oil non stick spray	5
Total		322 Calories

Let me know if you would like to see more quick and easy food ideas.