Rice salad with tuna, capers, and herbs

Delight in a flavorful combination of rice, savory tuna, tangy capers, and aromatic herbs in this refreshing salad. Perfect for a light and satisfying meal.

Ingredients:

• two 4-ounce pieces fresh tuna
• olive oil, as needed
• 2 cup cooked rice
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice or white-wine vinegar
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoon capers, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1/2 cup chopped basil, plus whole leaves for garnish
• sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions:

1. Take each portion of tuna and lightly coat with olive oil, then sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides.
2. Heat up a tablespoon of olive oil in a spacious frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the tuna on each side until it reaches medium-rare consistency, which should take around 2 minutes per side. Take off the heat and transfer to a sanitized cutting board. Once it has cooled down a bit, slice into small chunks.
3. Place the tuna, rice, lemon juice or white-wine vinegar, capers, green onions, parsley, basil into a generous serving bowl and mix well. Season with salt and pepper according to your preference, drizzle some olive oil on top. Decorate with fresh herbs before serving.

Summary:

• Calories: 786 kcal
• Fat: 12 g
• Protein: 66 g
• Carbs: 100 g
• Potassium: 1488 mg
• Magnesium: 159 mg