What a delight fresh tuna is! Today we’re preparing it cut into small pieces, Mediterranean-style tuna bites quick in a pan. We’re enjoying a very tasty tuna wrapped in a delicious sauce that inevitably leads to dipping bread. Today I wanted to prepare a Mediterranean dish with slightly unusual ingredients: I used lots of red Tropea onions, fresh tuna, cherry tomatoes, seedless olives, preferably Taggiasca or even better the Calabrian monacal ones. I added plenty of fragrant basil picked from my terrace pot, yes, the plant from last year, and instead of pine nuts, I used sunflower seeds, one of my favorite summer flowers. The combination of flavors was truly excellent, so I decided to share the recipe with you. I’m sure you’ll love this dish; it’s great as an appetizer, main course, or even as a sauce for a good pasta dish.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Expensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Mediterranean-Style Tuna Bites Quick in a Pan
- 10.5 oz fresh tuna
- 5 cherry tomatoes
- 1 red Tropea onion
- 10 Taggiasca olives
- 1 tsp sunflower seeds
- 1/3 cup white wine
- to taste basil
- to taste salt
- to taste olive oil
Tools for Preparing Mediterranean-Style Pan-Seared Tuna
- 1 Pan
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Teaspoon
Steps to Prepare Mediterranean-Style Tuna Bites Quick in a Pan
Prepare a chopped onion and sauté over low heat with a little salt in a pan. After a while, add the shelled sunflower seeds and let them toast. Then add the halved tomatoes and let it sauté over high heat with a little salt.
Add the cubed tuna on a cutting board and let it quickly brown on all sides. Matter of seconds.
Deglaze with white wine over high heat, and let it dry. Add a little more salt if needed.
Finally, add the olives, let them season for a moment, and turn off the heat. At this point, also add the chopped basil and mix. Here we are, ready to enjoy the Mediterranean-style tuna bites. Prepare the bread, dipping is mandatory with this goodness!
