Tuna Confit

Per Nana~

I wasn't certain if Hubby or I would like fresh tuna. 

It is not a fish I am familiar with (in steak form) so I only

 used a 1/2 pound piece for this recipe. When I saw the

 price of tuna I couldn't believe it - $24.99 per lb. 

 Luckily Wegman's also carried the preserved lemons. 

I am happy to report that we both loved this incredible recipe.

 I prepared the marinade and put the tuna in the refrigerator 

overnight. While I cooked the tuna the next day I prepared

 the salsa, which I also thought was just delicious. 

It had just the right amount of heat without overpowering the tuna. 

I forgot to buy tapenade so I decided to slice some black olives as a

 garnish.I am always buying black olives in 6 packs and this week there 

wasn't a can to be had in my house. We enjoyed this delicious recipe 

with fresh corn on the cob and beautiful farm fresh tomatoes. 

Per Tricia~

I also had sticker shock when I saw the price of tuna. 

Luckily Nana provided a "special delivery" and gave me her extra herbs, 

peppers and those wonderful preserved lemons  - that I had little

 chance of hunting down on my own this week.  

Yup- lucky indeed that I get this much help and lucky because

 this was simply a fabulous recipe. My guys all love fresh fish

 (plus Dorie's recipes) and were chomping at the bit to try this. 

I have to laugh because even with little containers of ingredients 

delivered to my door, I still managed to forget a few items.  The 

peppers Nana shared I mistook for sun dried tomatoes (no, I  didn't 

open the container until I went to cut them up...) so I opted out

 of that addition to the tuna. I also passed on the tapenade. I did 

find a purple pepper at my local farm and thought that would be fun 

for color, along with a yellow one to offset all the red of the salsa. 

I used some of my remaining "Martha Wrap" that is part

 parchment, part foil and it worked like a charm. 

As expected, they all liked it very much. 

And I can assure you that I would not have sprung for the

 fresh tuna nor added the combination of ingredients to it that 

this recipe from "Around My French Table" called for it. Which 

makes it all the more enjoyable of an adventure. 

Happy French Friday ~