Blackened Tuna with Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe from GourmetFoodPlaza.com

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Blackened Tuna With Fresh Tomato Salsa and Chuck Wagon Corn
Serves 4
1/4 cup	blackened steak seasoning blend
4	tuna steaks (1 1/2 pounds)
-	vegetable cooking spray
2 tbsp	butter

	Method
-	Preheat sauté pan on high for 1-2 minutes.
-	Place seasoning blend in mixing bowl. Spray tuna evenly with cooking spray. Add tuna steaks, one at a time, to seasoning and coat evenly on all sides. Wash hands.


-	Add butter to sauté pan and swirl to coat. Using tongs, add tuna and cook for 4 minutes, turning halfway through cooking. Serve.
-	Note: This will cook 1/2-inch tuna steaks to medium. Adjust cook time according to thickness of tuna and personal taste.

	Fresh Tomato Salsa
1 pint	cherry tomatoes
1 tbsp	cilantro
1/2	red onion
1	lime
-	salt and pepper, to taste

-	Wash tomatoes and cilantro.
-	Cut tomatoes in half and place in mixing bowl.
-	Dice onion and add to tomatoes.
-	Chop cilantro and add to tomato mixture. (Reserve a few sprigs for garnish.)
-	Wash and cut lime in half. Squeeze the juice of one half into the tomato mixture. (Reserve other half of lime for garnish.)
-	Add salt and pepper, to taste. Toss to mix. Serve.

	Chuck Wagon Corn
1 tbsp	butter
2 cups	frozen corn
1/4 cup	frozen diced onions
1/4 cup	frozen diced green peppers
2 tbsp	diced pimientos
1 tsp	seasoned salt

-	Preheat sauté pan on high for 1-2 minutes.
-	Add butter to sauté pan and swirl to coat.
-	Stir in remaining ingredients; cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
-	Reduce heat to medium and cook for 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve.

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