Ingredients

  • 10 ounces tuna
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 10-ounce package frozen baby lima beans
  • 1 large clove garlic
  • Lemon to yield 2 tablespoons juice
  • ¼ teaspoon hot-pepper flakes
  • teaspoon salt
  • Nutritional Information
    • Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

      322 calories; 1 gram fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 30 grams carbohydrates; 7 grams dietary fiber; 2 grams sugars; 44 grams protein; 55 milligrams cholesterol; 221 milligrams sodium

    • Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

2 servings

Preparation

  1. Prepare broiler, if using.
  2. Wash and dry tuna, and coat with black pepper.
  3. Cook lima beans with 1/4 cup water until tender, about 5 minutes.
  4. Prepare stove-top grill, if using. Broil or grill tuna, following the Canadian rule: measure fish at thickest part and cook 8 to 10 minutes to the inch.
  5. Mince garlic, and when lima beans are cooked, drain, mix with garlic, lemon juice and hot-pepper flakes.
  6. When tuna is cooked, season with salt and arrange on a bed of lima beans.

25 minutes

Dining and Cooking