Seared Ahi Tuna on Couscous with Sweet Potatoes and asparagus

If you've seen any of my other posts then you'll know that I love making simple and good looking meals. This tuna dish happens to be the simplest of them all with a 10 minute cooking time.

If theres one thing I love about cooking, it's the final presentation, and this dish would look the part in any restaurant. The tuna lays on a desert of couscous that absorbs all it's flavor and juice. The sweet potatoes add a great contrast to the teriyaki laden tuna.

Although sweet potatoes might not be the first thing that comes to mind when of think of couscous and asparagus, it sure has it's role in this meal as it goes great with everything in the dish. This dish is definitely one of my favorites due to it's simplistic excellence.


Ingredients:
     -Couscous
          -2 cups of water
          -1/2 tsp of salt
          -1 tbsp of butter
          -10 oz of couscous

 

   
      -Tuna
          -Ahi tuna (one piece)
          -2 tbsp olive oil
          -1 tbsp soy sauce
          -Pinch of chili powder
          -Pinch of garlic powder
          -Pinch of ginger powder
 
       -Sweet Potatoes
          -1 sweet potato
          -1 tbsp butter
          -Little salt and pepper
          -Pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg
     -Asparagus
          -3 or 4 asparagus
          -salt, pepper
          -Splash of lemon juice
          -1 tsp of olive oil
Steps:
   
      -Couscous
          -Boil water with salt and butter
          -Place couscous in
          -Cover
          -Turn of and let sit for 5 min

   
      -Asparagus and Sweet Potatoes
          -Saute asparagus with all ingredients for 5 min
          -Wash potato
          -Wrap in plastic wrap
          -Microwave for 5 min
          -Saute potatoes with cinnamon and brown sugar

   
     -Tuna
          -Marinate in ingredients for at least 5 min
          -Sear for 2 min each side