Grilled Tuna Soft Tacos with Mango Black Bean Salsa

Light up the grill for these lean and healthy grilled tuna soft tacos with mango black bean salsa! So fresh, just in time for summer!

Dish Count :: 1 Cutting Board, 1 Mixing Bowl, 1 Grill

Welcome to the flip side of Mother’s Day! I hope all you ladies had a good day – mothers, mother figures, furry baby mamas, moms to be, and to the moms waiting for their bundles of joy. It was a bit of a whirlwind weekend here, because we really rode a lot of the emotional highs and lows for the weekend. I started my weekend in Denver, to spend time with my friend/family Beka and her family to end a year that has been proven indescribably difficult in so many ways, then back home to spend a solid, overdue day with Ben just him and I. And then to yesterday, getting back in my routine at home, which is always my favorite place to be.

How did you spend your day? I hope it was relaxing, not filled with brunch like this one, and left you feeling completely appreciated for the miracles you work every day.

I’m still trying to convince Ben that I am Huck’s mom, and even though he’s a dog, I should get flowers, and a gift of some kind. It is a miracle that I make it through every day with these two yahoos afterall… 

My trip to Denver was a rather short one, two nights, and one day with what I dub my extended family – my best friend’s family. After 12 years, her and I have been dealt some serious highs and lows, always being friends through it – even when it was tough our Freshman year of college, and the “chicken incident” of senior year, that ended up with her mad, me in tears, and freshly dumped from a boyfriend that I was 110% convinced I could marry. Uh, well. That’s a story for another day. Ohhh to be 21 again. Sike.

But the last year was the most trying of them all, and for her I am in awe of everything she has done and her resiliency through it all. The passing of a mother, is a life altering shift in how we “be” in our daily life, and to have gone through this while pregnant, is indescribable. There questions to ask that may never be answered, phone calls you want to make to the one person alone who can answer that will never be picked up, and endeavoring on a new life adventure without the one who guided you through your life is a mountainous undertaking. I’ve watched her navigate these uncharted territories of motherhood and loss with resiliency and grace that I could never have mustered – and I have never been more proud of my best friend.

This weekend marked the conclusion of a year of mourning for her mother, a strong, enduring force, who loved her kids to the moon and back. At the unveiling of her headstone (per Jewish tradition), we all gathered to remember her, and the faces and hearts of those she touched were fixed upon her memory. Having my goddaughter there, to touch her grandmother’s headstone brought this life full circle, that there was so much to look forward to, but it will always be marked by an absence that can never be filled. But her memory is always present and enduring.

I am so proud of my best friend, so full of love and admiration for everything she does and the little girl she is raising – who brings smiles and laughter to every room she toddles into. I’m so proud of these two mothers, one for being the mom of my best friend, and to my best friend who has become an enduring presence in every life she touches. How lucky am I to love them both?

But enough with the heavy – let’s talk tacos? Wow, that was a shift that left some grinding gears – but I know that neither of them would want me to dwell. If you are firing up the grill, these light and fresh tacos will make your mama swoon. Make them with chicken or with grilled tuna steaks. Either are a flavor kiss you won’t wanna miss!

Grilled Tuna Soft Tacos with Mango Black Bean Salsa

• Author: Country Cleaver
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Yield: 4 tacos 1x
• Category: Main Course
• Method: Grilled
• Cuisine: Mexican

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Description

Light up the grill for these lean and healthy grilled tuna soft tacos with mango black bean salsa! So fresh, just in time for summer!

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Ingredients

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Tuna Steaks::

• 2 4-ounce Tuna Steaks, patted dry, rubbed with olive oil, salt and pepper

Mango Black Bean Salsa ::

• 1 can Diced Mango, drained
• 1 can Black Beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1/3 cup Cilantro, minced
• 1 Shallot, minced
• 1 tsp Fresh Ginger, grated
• 1/2 tsp Salt – or more to taste
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• 1/2 tsp Cumin
• 4–6 Whole Wheat Soft Taco Shells

Cilantro Lime Crema ::

• 1/2 cup Sour Cream or Mexican Crema
• 1 tsp Lime Juice
• Zest from Lime
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 2 Tbsp Minced Cilantro

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Instructions

FOR TUNA STEAKS ::

1. Light up grill, and preheat to medium high.
2. Clean grill and then rub grates with paper towel dipped in vegetable oil.
3. Pat dry tuna steaks, and rub with oil, then salt and pepper.
4. Grill 2 minutes each side, then take off grill and allow to rest.

FOR MANGO BLACK BEAN SALSA :: (Make ahead of time for best results)

1. Drain and rinse black beans. Place in a large bowl. Add in drained diced mango.
2. Chop cilantro, shallots, and ginger, and add to bowl. Juice lime and pour over the top.
3. Add in salt, pepper, and cumin. Toss to combine. Let rest for one hour in the fridge to chill.

FOR CILANTRO CREMA ::

1. Combine all ingredients for cream into a bowl, and whisk together.
2. Best to let rest for 1 hour prior to serving to let all flavors meld. If not able, perfectly fine made right before serving.

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