| With its firm meaty texture, medium flavour and | | | | is to use tuna steaks. As rare tuna steaks only |
| a great source of Omega 3 tuna is an excellent | | | | take one or two minutes each side to cook this |
| fish to eat all year round. | | | | classical tuna supper dish can be prepared and |
| Although more traditionally people associated tuna | | | | cooked in the same time as it takes to open a tin |
| with the tinned variety, tuna steaks are becoming | | | | and provide a far more substantial meal. |
| increasingly popular in restaurants and homes. TV | | | | As tuna can be eaten rare it is the ideal food for |
| chefs have brought the publics attention to the | | | | cooking on the barbeque. There will be no worries |
| fast and simple ways to prepare tuna dishes and | | | | about the health risks associated with under |
| promote the health benefits of eating tuna. | | | | cooked poultry, meat or sausages, eating tuna |
| Tuna is very easy to cook. It should be flash | | | | steaks cooked on a barbeque is a healthy |
| grilled, griddled or pan fired rather than baked, as | | | | alternative. Adding the juice of a freshly squeezed |
| baking will dry the fish out and spoil the texture. | | | | lime provides a tasty zing for the palette which |
| Due to the meaty flesh tuna steaks are can be | | | | compliments the tuna beautifully. |
| eaten when rare or medium-rare in a similar way | | | | Tuna steaks provide an excellent source of |
| to beef steak, without having a detrimental effect | | | | protein, vitamins, minerals and Omega 3 oil which |
| on health. | | | | is needed as part as a healthy diet. Omega 3 oil |
| Packed full of protein tuna provides a hearty meal | | | | can help reduce the risk of heart disease and is |
| in minutes. Tuna flambe au poivre with toasted | | | | used to treat numerous other medical conditions |
| pine nuts is the ideal way to serve tuna to family | | | | including anxiety and depression. The short |
| or friends. Accompany the tuna steaks with | | | | amount of time needed to cook tuna means that |
| asparagus tips or sugar snap peas for an exciting, | | | | all the nutritional value is retained during cooking. |
| healthy meal which is full of natural goodness and | | | | As tuna is low in calories it is the ideal fish to use |
| low in calories. | | | | for people trying to lose or control their weight. |
| Tuna steaks can be purchased frozen throughout | | | | The substantial firm texture of tuna meat |
| the year, making them a readily available source | | | | provides a hearty healthy meal which is low in |
| of protein. One of the advantages of buying | | | | calories. Due to the oily properties of tuna only a |
| frozen is less wastage. With all the preparation | | | | very small amount of cooking oil, such as olive oil, |
| carried out for you it is simply a matter of taking | | | | is needed to cook it. Grilling or griddling is probably |
| out the number of tuna steaks you need to use | | | | the best way to cook tuna if you are on a diet. |
| for a particular recipe or number of people eating. | | | | There are various tasty tuna recipes available |
| The popular salad tuna nicoise is quite often made | | | | online if you are unsure how to cook or serve |
| with tinned tuna. A far more flavoursome version | | | | this delicious fish. |