Tuna Steaks with Raw Puttanesca Sauce

Keep the heat out of the kitchen with this raw sauce and quick-cooking tuna. You can also make this meal with chicken or portabello mushrooms. Serve with dark greens out of the summer garden, such as spinach or kale.

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon anchovy paste or 4 anchovy filets, minced (optoinal)
• About 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), divided
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 tablespoons capers, chopped
• 1/4 cup oil-cured olives, pitted and chopped
• A handful of flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
• 10-12 basil leaves, finely chopped
• 1 large clove garlic, grated or minced
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 tuna steaks (6 ounces each)
• Salt and pepper

Preparation

Whisk up the anchovies and 3 tablespoons EVOO, poured slowly. Add the tomatoes, capers, olives, parsley, red onion, basil, garlic and red pepper flakes; stir and let stand for 30 minutes.

Heat a griddle or cast iron skillet over medium heat. Drizzle the fish with the remaining olive oil, about 1 tablespoon, and season with salt and pepper. Cook the fish for 2 minutes on each side for rare, up to 4 minutes on each side for more opaque fish.

Slice the tuna, then arrange on plates and top with lots of raw sauce.