Seared Tuna with Spanish Manzanilla Tapenade

Ingredients (15)

• Tapenade:
• 10 Spanish manzanilla olives finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon capers minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 2 anchovy fillets minced
• 3 basil leaves minced
• Seared Tuna Bites:
• 6 ounces sushi-grade, Pacific Albacore tuna steak
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 12 cucumber slices
• Small basil leaves and black pepper to garnish