Republic of the Rio Grande Grilled Tuna and Grapefruit Supreme Salad

Ingredients for Republic of the Rio Grande Grilled Tuna and Grapefruit Supreme Salad

• 2 1/2 Texas red grapefruits

• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

• 180ml olive oil

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• 1/4 teaspoons salt

• Freshly ground black pepper

• 1 teaspoon minced jalapeño pepper, or hot pepper sauce

• 4 tuna steaks, 6 to 230g each

• 6 cups mixed salad greens

• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves

• 8 red onion slices

How to make Republic of the Rio Grande Grilled Tuna and Grapefruit Supreme Salad

Peel and segment 2 grapefruits; set aside. Squeeze the juice from the other half grapefruit into a measuring cup; it should yield about 1/4 cup of juice.

To make the salad dressing, combine the grapefruit juice, vinegar, oil, garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper to taste, and minced jalapeño in a medium bowl; mix well. Cover and refrigerate the salad dressing.

Place the tuna steaks in a shallow dish. Pour 1 tablespoon of dressing over each piece of tuna. Turn the tuna in the marinade to coat. Cover with plastic wrap, or place all of the tuna steaks and marinade in a plastic bag, and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Light the grill. Remove the tuna from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature. Grill for about 4 minutes per inch of thickness for rare, 6 minutes for medium or until done to taste, turning at least once.

To serve, toss the greens with the salad dressing in a mixing bowl. Divide the dressed greens among 4 plates. Top each with a grilled tuna steak, then sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. Spread grapefruit supremes over the top of the salad. Garnish with the coriander and red onion slices.

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