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30 minutes
4 servings
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dairy-free
gluten-free
(?)
Has gluten from:
soy sauce (regular)
kid friendly
has meat
has pasta
has seafood
(?)
Has seafood from:
ahi tuna
mediterranean
vegan
(?)
Not vegan due to:
ahi tuna
honey
vegetarian
(?)
Not vegetarian due to:
ahi tuna
pescatarian
paleo
(?)
Not paleo due to:
sesame oil
honey
This recipe has no customizations.
 
Nutrition to Balance
This recipe has Sodium as 101% (as a percentage of RDA).
 
You'll likely need to take this into account today to balance out your diet.
 
Nutrition Rating Details
Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:
• Calcium: 0.1% of RDA
• Calories: 20.4% of RDA
• Carbs: 5.2% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 30.4% of RDA
• Fiber: 2.9% of RDA
• Fructose: 17.0% of RDA
• Protein: 38.0% of RDA
• Sodium: 101% of RDA
• Sugar: 35.5% of RDA
• Vitamin A (IU): 141% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 42.9% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 1.2% of RDA
• Iron: 0.1% of RDA
• Magnesium: 32.0% of RDA
• Manganese: 7.5% of RDA
• Niacin: 86.9% of RDA
• Potassium: 15.8% of RDA
• Zinc: 10.0% of RDA
If any nutritional component is greater than 75% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 600% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Balance” rating.
Whether this matters for your diet depends mostly on what other foods you consume today.
 
MACROS
Carbohydrate
14.3
g
Calories
408
 
Fiber
0.807
g
Iron
0.025
mg
Protein
42.7
g
Sodium
1373
mg
Sugars
11.1
g
Fat (total lipid)
18.6
g
 
INGREDIENTS
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Measure
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4
fillets
+
-
 
~6 oz tuna steaks, room temperature.
 
1/2
tsp
+
-
 
 
1
tsp
+
-
 
 
2
tbsp
+
-
 
black and white.
 
2
tbsp
+
-
 
any high heat oil will work.
 
1
tsp
+
-
 
 
1
tbsp
+
-
 
chopped.
 
1
clove
+
-
 
minced.
 
2/3
cups
+
-
 
 
1/4
cups
+
-
 
1
tbsp
+
-
 
 
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PREPARATION
1.
In a small sauce pan, heat sesame oil.
2.
Stir in the green onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute.
3.
Add balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, and honey and heat on medium until reduced by half.
4.
Pour the sauce into a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
5.
Add the tuna fillets.
6.
Cook for 3-4 minutes on one side and turn over.
7.
Remove from heat and sprinkle the tuna with the pepper, salt, and sesame seeds.
8.
The tuna will continue to cook slightly after it is removed from the pan. Allow 5 minutes and serve with choice of side(s).
 
THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED
1.
Make it Gluten Free!
 
A partially gluten-free variant of this recipe can be made to reduce the amount of gluten. Just make the following substutions: gluten-free soy sauce for soy sauce (regular) and coconut aminos for soy sauce (regular).
2.
Make it Wheat Free!
 
A partially wheat-free variant of this recipe can be made to reduce the amount of wheat. Just make the following substutions: gluten-free soy sauce for soy sauce (regular) and coconut aminos for soy sauce (regular).
 
COMPLETE NUTRITION
This recipe has the following nutrient totals:
Calories 408
Protein 42.7 g
Carbohydrates 14.3 g
Iron 0.03 mg
Fiber 0.81 g
Calcium 0.93 mg
(plus many more nutrients)
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