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Rosemary Seared Yellowfin Tuna With Grape Tomato-Eggplant Relish

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Posted By: Florida Agriculture
Posted In:  Saltwater Fish
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Preparation Time:  -0 minutes
Cooking Time:  -0 minutes
Course: appetizers

Ingredients

1 Florida eggplant
1 cup Florida sweet onion, diced
1 cup ripe Florida grape or cherry tomatoes
6 leaves fresh Florida basil, chopped
10 sprigs fresh Florida rosemary leaves, chopped fine
2 teaspoons fresh Florida garlic, chopped
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, divided
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
4 6-ounce fillets of fresh yellowfin tuna
  salt
  pepper

Directions

Peel eggplant and slice in half length wise; continue slicing into 1 inch cubes.  Heat a medium sized sauté pan over medium heat; coat pan with 1 teaspoon olive oil and sauté eggplant and onion until they begin to brown. Add 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon of garlic, salt, pepper and fresh basil. Stir in tomatoes and cook for two minutes until tomatoes are heated through. Remove from heat and keep warm. In a sauté pan, add remaining olive oil and turn heat up to high. Season the tuna on both sides with salt, pepper and chopped rosemary. Sear the tuna for 2 minutes on each side for medium rare.  Serve fillets on a bed of the tomato-eggplant relish.

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