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!