The Daily Balance

Good morning!

I’m back!

This was me just about an hour ago…

Look at me! (image credit: abcfresh.com)

I have a lot of catching up to do today. After working more than 20 hours this weekend, I’m pretty beat! Of course my flight landed around 10 am this morning and I headed right back to work! I need a nap

Knowing that I’ll want a relaxing next couple days, I was brainstorming some dinner options and realized I had not yet shared one of my favorite recipes on the blog. This dish is so simple, taking about 10 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook. It’s light and refreshing and makes the perfect summer dinner. Plus, it’s a little bit fancy sounding, so you’ll look like a bit of a hot shot

I give you…Lemon-pepper tuna with red onion and fennel

You’ll need:

• Yellowfin tuna – one large fillet
• 1 fennel bulb (roughly chopped I like to use fairly large pieces)
• 1 red onion (I like to cut mine like an apple
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 scallion stalk
• 2 lemons
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Preheat the oven 400 to degrees

Mix the juice of one lemon with extra virgin olive oil and pepper.

Cut the fillet of tuna into bite-sized pieces and marinade in lemon olive oil mixture for 10 minutes.

Place on top of cookie sheet with chopped fennel and red onion. Slice the remaining lemon and wedge slices in between the vegetables and the tuna. Pour remaining marinade mixture over veggies.

Top with chopped scallions.

Cook for 10 minutes, turning the tuna and veggies half way through. ENJOY!

I’ve got grocery shopping on my to-do list today and I’ll be picking up all of these ingredients so I can throw this together one of these next few days!

I’m planning on meeting my mom and dad for a walk and dinner to unwind from all this craziness (the Mister is actually in Chicago today! – he gets home tonight — I can’t WAIT!)

How do you like to ease back into things when you return from traveling? I’m thinkin’ a bubble bath is in my near future

3 Responses to “Make it – Super easy summer dish”

1. Priyanka said:

   Thanks for sharing the recipe. I am sure that will taste fantastic! I think the bubble bath is the best way to ease out all the traveling tensions!!

   Posted on May 18, 2009 at 4:13 pm | Reply
2. Jenny said:

   that recipe sounds awesome – and so simple! I love tuna glad you got home safely, girl!

   Posted on May 18, 2009 at 4:18 pm | Reply
3. Andrea@WellnessNotes said:

   Great recipe. I never use fennel and tend to make the same fish dishes again and again. I’ll have to try this!

   I think a bubble bath sounds perfect after a busy weekend!

   Posted on May 18, 2009 at 10:27 pm | Reply