Recipe for Tacos with Fresh Tuna and Black Beans 
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Yield:
4
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
3/4 lb tuna loin or steaks, 1" thick
4 tsp olive oil
2 tsp chili powder
Salt to taste
1/4 cup minced cilantro
8 x fresh tomatillos - (to 9)
4 x green onions minced
3 x garlic cloves minced or pressed
3/4 cup finely-diced red bell pepper
2 x fresh or pickled jalapeno chiles cored, seeded,
and minced - (2 to 4)
1 can black beans - (15 oz) rinsed, drained
2 tbl lime juice
8 x crisp taco shells warmed
1 cup plain nonfat yogurt or reduced-calorie
Instructions:
Instructions: Seafood Alternatives: swordfish, monkfish, catfish, cod, shrimp

Rub both sides of the tuna steaks with 2 teaspoons of the olive oil and sprinkle with chili powder. Sprinkle lightly with salt just before cooking. Grill over hot coals, or broil about 2 inches from heat, turning once, until the fish is just barely opaque in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Break the tuna into flakes and toss with half the cilantro; cover and keep warm.

Discard the husks from the tomatillos, wash them and cut into 1/2-inch dice.

In a 10- to 12-inch frying pan, heat the remaining 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and stir until softened, about 4 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high. Add the tomatillos and red pepper and stir until warm, about 2 minutes more.

Add the jalapenos, beans, lime juice and remaining cilantro; stir until warmed, about 2 minutes. (Do not overcook or the tomatillos will become soupy.) Add salt to taste.

Place the tomatillo mixture into a shallow serving dish and sprinkle with the tuna. Let each diner spoon the filling into their taco shells, passing the yogurt around separately to add to taste.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Comments: Teenagers love these hearty tacos for supper - and the filling reheats well for a quick snack. Tart-tasting tomatillos from Mexico look like small green tomatoes wrapped in crackling, papery husks. Use tomatoes if tomatillos are hard to find.

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