4 oak tuna Recipes

potatoes , such as red bliss or fingerling (about 9), halved, green beans, trimmed, olive oil, divided, salt, divided, pepper, divided, fresh lemon juice, capers, rinsed, chopped parsley, head oak leaf lettuce (about 12 loosely packed cups), tuna in olive oil, drained, olives , such as oil-cured or kalamata, pitted and halved, halved grape tomatoes (about 7 oz), eggs

x 6 1/2 x 3/8-inch) oak grilling plank, low-fat mayonnaise, grated orange rind, fresh orange juice, chopped fresh chives, bluefin tuna steaks (about 1 inch thick ), salt, mixed peppercorns, crushed

tomatoes , halved lengthwise, minced garlic, chopped fresh italian parsley leaves, olive oil , plus additional for drizzling tomatoes, pacific albacore tuna (or other fresh tuna steak), herbes de provence, coarse salt, white bean puree , recipe follows, pesto , recipe follows, suggestion: sauteed greens , asparagus or haricots verts, special equipment : oak, cherry or hickory wood for smoking, stovetop smoker or old roasting pan