This easy to make seafood dish is especially delightful to tuna lovers. Very little ingredients is needed and what you end up with is a rather refreshing meal that doesn’t make you feel too heavy in the stomach.

This sesame seared tuna recipe is good for 4 servings and will only take 20 minutes of your time. Do take your time to indulge in the meal itself though!

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Ingredients needed:

• 4 slices of 6 ounce fresh of frozen tuna fillets, about 3/4 inch thick
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Cooking method:

1. If the fish is frozen, thaw it. Rinse it and pat dry with paper towels.
2. In a large pan, heat oil over medium-high heat.
3. Add the tuna and cook for about 8 minutes, or until the tuna flakes easily when tested with a fork (it can be slightly pink in the center). Turn the fish over once.
4. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, stir together the hoisin sauce and orange juice. Let it heat through.
5. Remove the fish to serving plates and drizzle the sauce over it.
6. Sprinkle the fish with sesame seeds.

Nutrition facts per serving:

• 271 calories
• 7 gram total fat (1 gram saturated fat)
• 76 milligram cholesterol
• 297 milligram sodium
• 9 gram carbo
• 0 gram fiber
• 41 gram protein

Is this meal nutritious for you? Find out more here on my nutrition page.

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