California Grilled Tuna Torta Recipe
How to make grilled tuna for a tuna torta.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Sandwich
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
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Fish Marinade:
- 2 tuna filets (can substitute with salmon or mahi mahi, depending on what fish your Walmart stocks)
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1/4 cup cilantro diced
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- olive oil (to brush on fish while on the grill)
Sandwich Recipe:
- 1 Soft Kaiser or French style roll
- 3 TBSP Creamy Guacamole Recipe
- 1/4 cup shredded cabbage
- 3 slices red onion
- 3 slices tomato
- 3 slices japaleño
- 1/2 filet of tuna, grilled
Instructions
- Make the Creamy Guacamole recipe with Knorr® Tomato Bouillon with Chicken and Best Foods® Mayonnaise.
- Mix the marinade and pour over the fish. Marinate for 20-30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Cook the fish on the grill over hot coals with the skin side down. Cook for 5-10 minutes depending on desired firmness (cook longer for firmer fish).
- Before flipping, brush with olive oil to prevent the fish from sticking to the grill.
- Flip the fish over and peel away the skin. Continue cooking for 3-5 minutes. Remove fish from the grill.
- Slice the bun to make two halves. Toast the bun on the grill or in a toaster.
- Spread 1 TBSP of guacamole over the bottom bun.
- Break the fish pieces in half to fit the bun and set on top of the guacamole.
- Add the cabbage.
- Add the onions.
- Add the tomatoes.
- Add 2 TBSP of creamy guacamole.
- Add the jalapeños.
- Add the top bun. Slice in half and serve with chips and an extra dollop of creamy guacamole.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 368
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 3708.9 mg
- Fat: 19.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 43.1 g
- Protein: 14.9 g
- Cholesterol: 27.3 mg
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