Seared Ahi Taco With Avocado Salsa

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 12 ounces ahi or 12 ounces albacore tuna, cut into 1 inch steaks
• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 taco shells
• 2 limes, halved
• 2 ripe avocados, pit and skin discarded
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced, into 1/4 inch cubes
• 1 cup lightly packed fresh cilantro, leaves, coarsely, chopped, stems discarded before before measuring
• 1/4 cup red onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine cumin, cayenne, salt, pepper and coriander.
• 2 rub spice mixture generously on both sides of the tuna.
• 3 preheat oven to 350°f for the taco shells.
• 4 heat a nonstick pan on the stove over high heat. when pan is smoking hot, add olive oil, wait 10 seconds, then add tuna. sear for 1 minute per side, or until fish is cooked on the outside, but rare on the inside. transfer to a plate.
• 5 separate taco shells and place them in the oven for 4 minutes (timing is everything here, since they go from perfectly done to burned after about 1 additional minute).
• 6 while the shells are heating, dice tuna into 1/4-inch cubes.
• 7 to serve, fill all eight taco shells halfway with salsa. spoon tuna over salsa and squeeze a spritz of lime juice overtop. serve immediately.
• 8 avocado salsa: avocado is just ripe if it indents with the firm press of a finger.
• 9 add all ingredients to a medium-size bowl. toss gently. do not mash avocado.