Monday, 5 June 2006

Gabby Logan's Warm Tuna Salad

Sports presenter Gabby takes a break from footie and whips up a lovely salad

Serves 2 as a main course
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 6 mins

Ingredients

175g/6oz green beans, trimmed and halved
Drop of olive oil
2 fresh, thick tuna steaks (125g/4½oz each approx)
Salt and black pepper
400g can borlotti beans, drained
4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced
10 cherry tomatoes, quartered

For the dressing
3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2tbsp single cream
1tbsp lemon juice

Method

1 Blanch the green beans in boiling salted water for 4 mins. Drain and place in a bowl.
2 Meanwhile, heat a non-stick frying pan with a drop of olive oil. Season the tuna steaks and fry them for about 3 mins on each side until they are golden brown on the outside and pink in the middle (cook them for longer if you prefer them cooked through.)
3 Mix the borlotti beans, spring onions and tomatoes with the green beans. Mix together all of the ingredients for the dressing and season with salt and black pepper. Pour the dressing over the other ingredients and mix together thoroughly.
4 Divide the bean mixture between a couple of plates and place the tuna steaks on top. Serve immediately.

Recipe provided by The Dairy Council. For more information, visit www.milk.co.uk. Gaby Logan supports the Cardiomyopathy Association.