Shaved Fennel Salad with Seared Tuna and Parmesan

Sauteed tuna in a delicious fennel flavored salad.

Ingredients

• 1 bulb fennel, shaved paper thin
• 1/2 oz lemon juice (2 tbsp)
• 1/8 tsp leaves thyme
• 1 tsp parsley
• 2 tbsps parmesan cheese
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp pink peppercorns
• 4 oz boneless sushi grade tuna
• 1 1/2 tsps extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. To make salad, mix fennel, oil, lemon juice, thyme, parsley and parmesan cheese.
2. Set aside in cool place.
3. To make tuna, sprinkle salt and peppercorns on tuna.
4. Place a sauté pan on high heat and add olive oil. Place tuna in pan and allow to cook 30 seconds or 1 minute per side.
5. Remove from pan and slice into 5 pieces.
6. Place fennel salad on flat plate and place slices of tuna in center of salad. Serve immediately.
7. Note: based on recipe from the South Beach Cookbook.