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Lemon Dill Tuna Steaks With Spinach

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 4 medium tuna steaks
  • 1 small onion sliced
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped dill
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 drop liquid stevia
  • 4 cups spinach leaves

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In a large skillet heat oil over high heat. Sear each tuna steak on each side, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. In a large baking dish layer onions and tuna.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the remaining 9 ingredients (salt and pepper through stevia) except for the spinach.
  • Pour the sauce over the tuna and vegetables and place baking dish in the oven. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until onions are slightly tender and tuna has a thick strip of pink in the center.
  • Serve tuna and onions over a bed of spinach.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Cauli-rice (process cauliflower in a blender or food processor until it resembles grains of rice; steam “rice” till tender; drain; salt and pepper to taste then fluff with a fork).
GLUTEN FREE: Make sure soy sauce is gluten free.
NUTRITION: 467 Calories; 29g Fat (55.8% calories from fat); 42g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 65mg Cholesterol; 695mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 5 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 ½ Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 4 Fat.
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