What should I make with a big, fresh tuna steak for 2 -- I haven't cooked fish in years!

Another good one is Eric Ripert's pan seared tuna with a basil, cilantro and thyme chimichurri served over arugula tossed with some of the chimichurri. It's published in Food and Wine and available online. I think we only had dried thyme, so we skipped it. It was delicious.

My brother goes deep sea fishing for tuna in San Diego quite a bit. Before he fills my mom's freezer with it, we always make ceviche tacos or tostadas with it. Rick Bayless has a good tuna ceviche recipe with cilantro and avocados. It's best with super fresh tuna. Ice cold Mexican beer goes nicely. Chili spiked chocolate mousse is our traditional dessert.

I know it's not in season, but a cucumber salad (with choice of tomato, feta, onion, melon, cilantro or mint) or a cucumber relish (diced fibe, with vinaigrette, mint and one or two aromatics of choice) both complement but don't overwhelm fresh tuna.

Grilled fish tacos mid rare!

Grilled fish tacos mid rare!

Lucky you to have some fresh tuna! I agree with ktr that Asian flavors go so well with tuna! soy, ginger, garlic, honey, mustard, toasted sesame oil are my go-to marinade ingredients when tuna is in season here. I also make Lydia Bastianich's tuna tonnato (a riff on veal tonnato and easy to find on the web) with some intense flavors: mustard, garlic and anchovies. Tuna has an assertive flavor, so it can stand up to other strong flavors without disappearing.

I'd probably go with roasted broccoli with an Asian sauce. The recipe I normally use isn't on here but I'm sure there are plenty here that would be great.