Lemon Caper Tuna Steak

After returning home from a recent vacation, I was craving a home cooked, healthy meal. Hot summer temperatures inspire me to explore Mediterranean cuisine. I love chicken piccata, but was in the mood for something lighter. My refrigerator and pantry were quite bare after vacation, but I decided to dig around to see what I could create. Lemons add such a great flavor and I use them often when I cook. Luckily I had one on hand and I had tuna steaks in the freezer so I decided to try a Lemon Caper Tuna Steak dinner.

I find it helpful to keep a few items in my freezer and pantry for meal emergencies like this. I pulled the tuna and green beans from the freezer. A great start. I always have chicken stock on hand and rice in the pantry. Finding a can of artichokes was a bonus. I use these and capers in salads quite often, so usually have cans or jars on hand.

This meal comes together quickly, about 30-minutes. Our lemon caper tuna steak dinner took a little longer to prepare because I used brown rice, which has a longer cooking time. YUM! Absolutely delicious.

Lemon Caper Tuna Steaks with Artichoke Hearts

This healthy meal comes together quickly and is easy to prepare with ingredients you can stock in your freezer and pantry for those nights when you are short on time or don't want to eat out.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

• 4 tuna steaks
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 shallot minced
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup dry white wine optional
• 1 16 oz. can artichoke hearts
• 1 cup green beans
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 1 lemon zested
• 2 tsp capers

Instructions

 

• Place non-skillet over medium-high heat
• Add tuna steaks and sear approximately 3 minutes on each side
• Remove tuna steaks and set aside
• Add olive oil to skillet and place over medium heat
• Add garlic and shallot to skillet and heat until garlic is fragrant
• Add broth and wine and heat over medium flame until liquid is warm, approximately 4-5 minutes
• Add artichoke hearts, green beans, lemon zest, lemon juice and capers. Heat until vegetables are warm
• Add tuna steaks to skillet and warm
• Place tuna steaks on plate and cover with lemony, caper sauce. Enjoy!

Notes

To thicken the sauce you can add a small amount of flour or cornstarch mixed in water or broth to the skillet until you reach the desired consistency.

Serve over rice, pasta or sautéed spinach.

Keyword seafood, tuna

Want to watch me prepare this meal? Check out the YouTube video.

Do you enjoy tuna? Try grilling tuna for a delicious dinner and using the leftovers for Salad Nicoise. Check out the recipe here: Salad Nicoise.

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