Seared Tuna and Grapefruit Salad

This recipe is one of my favorites! This meal is quick, light and filling. The citrus flavor of the grapefruit mixes perfectly with the tuna. The best part about tuna is one tuna steak only has about 300 calories. In this recipe you get your servings of fruit, veggies and lean meat.


Prep Time:
10 Min

Cook Time:
5 Min

Ready In:
15 Min


You will need:


For Salad1 tuna steak (this is a large meal for one, or enough for two)
1/2 Grapefruit segments
Handful of spinach
2 Tablespoons goat cheese
1 tablespoon pine nuts 


For Dressing
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon worchestershire sauce
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon basil
Juice from 1/2 grapefruit
Grapefruit zest
salt and pepper to taste

1. Combine all ingredients for dressing. Use half the dressing to marinade the tuna steak. Place tuna in a ziplock bag and in the fridge for a half hour. The longer the tuna steak marinades, the stronger the flavor will carry. If you do not have time to marinade for a half hour, just marinade while you are making the dressing.


2. Preheat small pan on medium heat. Press salt and pepper into each side of the tuna steak. Sear on each side for 1-2 minutes. Center should still be read and cooked tuna should be about 1/2 cm on each side. 


3. While tuna is cooking, plate the spinach and top with cheese, nuts and grapefruit. 


4. Slice tuna into 1 cm slices and top salad. Stir dressing and spoon onto salad. 


Bon appetit! 

Spaghetti Squash in a tomato white wine sauce

Spaghetti squash.. what a mystery. Never tried spaghetti squash before tonight, but I plan to continue! Yes it can be used like spaghetti, who knew?!!

Spaghetti can be baked, boiled, steamed, or microwaved. (of course my favorite choice being microwave!) It can be served with or without sauce, as a substitute for pasta. The seeds can be roasted, similar to pumpkin seeds. But the best past is there are only 42 calories per half cup!

It all starts like this:

Prep Time:
5 min

Cook Time:
20 min

Ready in:
25 min

You will need:

1/2 spaghetti squash (save the other half, another recipe to come this week)

1/2 can diced tomatoes (variation: use a fun flavor like sweet onion or basil and garlic)

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 cup white wine

2 green onions (variation: 1/2 white onion)

1 handful of spinach

1 teaspoon minced garlic

2 tablespoons basil

1/4 cup parmesan

salt and pepper to taste

1. Cut Squash in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Place squash cut sides up in a microwave dish with 1/4 cup water. Cover dish with plastic wrap and cook on high for 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand covered for 5 minutes. With a fork, comb out the strands into a mixing bowl.

2. In a frying pan, melt butter. Add garlic and onions and saute for 1-2 minutes but do not brown. Add olive oil, basil, salt and pepper and white wine and reduce until only half the liquid remains (about 5 minutes).

3. Add tomatoes and stir together. Place squash into pan and fold into sauce. Place handful of spinach on top and cover with a lid for 5 minutes. Fold spinach into pasta.

4. Add to serving dish and top with parmesan.

Bon appetite!