Grilled Tuna with Fresh Herb Marinade

By Shash

Ingredients

• 2-4 Fresh Ahi or Yellow Tail Tuna Fillets
• 1-1/2 to 2 Cups Olive Oil (2 Cups if using 4 fillets)
• 1/2 Cup Each Fresh Thyme, Oregano and Basil, chopped
• 2-4 Cloves Fresh Garlic, chopped
• Fresh Lemon
• Salt & Pepper, to taste
• Unsalted Butter

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

Mix chopped herbs and garlic into olive oil. Squeeze in some fresh lemon juice. Pour into a zip-lock bag or casserole dish and add fish, cover and let marinate for several hours or overnight.

Before grilling, drain off excess oil. Salt and pepper to taste and place on hot grill. Cook approx 3-5 minutes on each side for rare to medium rare fish.

Place on a platter and allow some unsalted butter to melt on the fish before serving.

Serve with lemon-lime pasta.