Grilled Tuna with White Beans


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Ingredients:
1/4 cup (not oil-packed) sun-dried tomatoes
1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups canned cannellini or other white beans, rinsed and drained
2 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced

1/2 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
3 TB Whole Foods Organic Red Wine Vinegar
1 TB plus 1 tsp Whole Foods Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tsp coarsely cracked black pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp salt
4 tuna steaks (11/2 pounds total)

How to Prepare:

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Preheat broiler. Spray a broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray.
In a small heatproof bowl, combine sun-dried tomatoes and boiling water, and set aside to soften, about 10 minutes. Drain and coarsely chop.
In a large bowl, combine chopped sun-dried tomatoes, beans, plum tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, parsley, 2 TB of red wine vinegar, 1 TB of olive oil, 1/2 tsp of black pepper, the garlic and 1/4 tsp of salt. Mix well and set aside at room temperature to blend flavors.
Rub tuna with remaining 1 TB vinegar and 1 tsp olive oil. Sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 tsp pepper and 1/4 tsp salt. Broil tuna 4″ from heat about eight minutes, or until just slightly pink in center.
Divide beans among four plates and place grilled tuna steak on top.