Tuna - It's What's For Dinner

First, my deepest apologies for being the delinquent blogger the last few weeks. Between summer trips and my birthday last week, there hasn't been much time for the farmers market or blogging.

In between all the running around though, I did make it to the market on a recent Saturday and was so excited to see that the seafood vendor (whose name escapes me right now) had fresh tuna from the gulf. FRESH TUNA people! That is exciting. I quite literally couldn't pass it up.

For Sunday dinner my sister and I decided we'd have grilled tuna with a light sauce. As we dug through the veggies and the cupboard, we decided on an artichoke white wine sauce. Granted, the artichokes came from a can, but the sauce was pretty great. We served it with rice and a lightly sauteed zucchini and had a pretty great dinner on our hands.

I hope they have tuna again soon and you get to try it too!

Grilled Tuna with a White Wine Artichoke Sauce
Drizzle olive oil on top of your tuna steaks and salt & pepper before you toss on the grill - cook to medium-rare, 2-3 minutes per side depending on thickness (if you are wuss like me and like it medium then cook 4-5 minutes per side)

In a saute pan, heat about 1-2 tablespoons of butter (depending on how many steaks you have), add a little chopped garlic and stir around the pan a minute or so. Add chopped artichokes and some white wine and let it simmer for a few minutes until you get a good consistency. If you want it to be more creamy add a little more butter. Add salt and pepper to taste.