6 Minute Meal & Deal: Urban Farmer's Seared Tuna

The Meal: Urban Farmer Executive Chef Seth Pettit's Seared Tuna with bulgur wheat salad

(Serves 2)

Ingredients

8-10oz. Sushi grade Tuna

2 cloves garlic, sliced

4oz. red bell pepper sliced

Chef Tip: You can also use Cherry tomatoes (halved)

2oz. Kalamata olives (pitted, chopped)

1oz. Feta cheese (crumbled)

4oz. Arugula

8oz. Cooked bulgur wheat

1oz. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1oz. Aged Red wine vinegar

.5oz. Fresh oregano (chopped or hand torn)

2oz. Blended oil

TT Salt and pepper (to taste)

Micro greens optional

Method:

In a bowl, cover 1 parts bulgur wheat to 2 parts boiling water. Cover with Saran wrap and it will cook itself

Chef Tip: You can cook the bulgur wheat and even prepare the whole salad ahead of time. It's great the next day.

Heat large saute pan to medium heat with 2 ounces of oil

Season tuna with salt and pepper

Chef Tip: The tuna is thick so season aggressively

Sear tuna on all four sides

Chef Tip: look for the brownish color on the edge as your cue to flip

In a separate pan, sauce sliced garlic and bell peppers then

Add kalamata olives

Chef Tip: When you start to smell the garlic and peppers, add the olives

Add oregano

In a bowl, mix your cooked bulgar wheat, arugula, feta cheese, olive oil and vinegar and the garlic, pepper, olive and oregano mix from your stovetop pan

Add fresh ground pepper and salt to taste

Remove tuna from pan and let it rest for a minute

Plate salad, slice tuna and put it on the salad bed

Salt to taste

Chef Tip: Top with micro greens or more arugula if you want to up your presentation

Chef TIp: You can make this recipe with beef, chicken or, for a vegetarian option, cooked garbanzo beans.

The Deal: Dine at Urban Farmer by Wednesday, November 21st and they'll give you a free dessert with your entree purchase if you tell them you saw this feature on 6abc.

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