Tuna Bites on Pasta with vegetable platter
 
Ingredients
For the Tuna
  • 1 lbs fresh Tuna steak cut into 1' squares
  • 2 Fresh Habanero chilies sliced wafer thin
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill leaves
  • 1 tsp fresh garlic chopped
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp Balsamic vinaigrette
Vegetables
  • 2 cups cauliflower florets
  • 2 cups eggplant cubed small
  • 1 cup green beans cut into 2" sticks
  • 1 cup Red bell pepper finely chopped
  • ½ cup zucchini
  • ½ cup yellow squash
  • 2 tsp tarragon leaves
  • 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
Pasta
  • 8-10 rounds of Pastene Pasta
  • Water
  • 1 tbsp salt
Also need:
  • ¾ cup olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ cup shallots chopped fine
  • ½ cup tomatoes chopped fine
  • 1 tsp garlic chopped fine
  • 2 tbsp Tarragon leaves
Instructions
To prepare the Tuna
  1. Marinade: Combine the first 7 items together (exclude Balsamic Vinegar) and marinade the Tuna pieces in a bowl for 30 minutes or more.
  2. In a deep-frying pan, heat olive oil.
  3. Fry the fish pieces, 5 minutes on each side or until they are nice and golden brown.
  4. Save the remaining marinade
  5. Drain on a paper towel and transfer to a bowl.
  6. Drizzle Balsamic Vinegar on the Tuna pieces and keep aside.
To make the vegetable platter
  1. While the fish is frying, coat the cauliflower florets in the remaining fish marinade.
  2. Once the fish is done, fry the florets in the same oil.
  3. Working in batches, marinade the rest of the vegetables by turns with salt and cayenne pepper and stir fry till they are done.
Note:
  1. Fry the red bell peppers last, and fry them with fresh tarragon leaves. That gives a slight smoky anise flavor to the peppers. Also, the peppers need to be cooked till soft.
Pasta
  1. Boil a pan of water with 1 tbsp salt.
  2. Cook the pasta till done, drain.
To assemble:
  1. In the remaining oil (add a bit more if required), saute garlic, shallots and green pepper.
  2. Add the tarragon leaves
  3. Add the pasta and turn over till the noodles are nicely mixed
  4. Adjust salt and pepper.
  5. Serve the pasta hot topped with vegetables and tuna pieces.
  6. You can also mix in the fish and vegetables with the pasta if you so wish (that is how my husband prefers it.)
NOTE:
You can also have the tuna by itself as a snack or a side.
Recipe by The Lady 8 Home at https://www.thelady8home.com/tuna-bites-on-pasta-with-vegetable-platter/