Tuna-Cucumber and Sausage-Zucchini Stackers

• Meat

  • 12 Kielbasa sausage slices (about 4 ounces, slices

• Seafood

  • 1 (6-oz tuna, steak

• Produce

  • 12 Cucumber, fresh
  • 1 tsp Oregano, fresh leaves
  • 12 Sage, fresh small leaves
  • 12 Zucchini, fresh

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Basil pesto
  • 1/4 cup Mayonnaise, light

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Salt and pepper

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Olive oil, Extra Virgin

• Dairy

  • 7 oz Cracker-cut monterey jack cheese

• Other

  • 24 toothpicks

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Description

Ingredients

• 12 fresh cucumber slices (about 1/2-inch thick)
• 12 fresh zucchini slices (about 1/2-inch thick)
• 1 (6-oz) tuna steak
• Extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 12 kielbasa sausage slices (about 4 ounces)
• 12 fresh small sage leaves
• 1 teaspoon fresh oregano leaves
• 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons basil pesto
• 7-ounce cracker-cut Monterey Jack cheese
• 24 toothpicks

Directions

• Pick one cucumber and one zucchini with the similar size and cut into 1/2-inch slices.
• Season tuna steak with salt and freshly cracked pepper. Set aside.
• Cut kielbasa diagonally into 12 1/2-inch slices.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick sauté pan over medium-high heat. Place the sausage into the pan and cook 1-2 minutes on each side or until the sausage slices are lightly browned. Remove from pan and set aside.
• In the same pan, with the remaining oil, sear tuna steak over medium-high heat for 10-15 seconds on each side. Transfer to a cutting board, and cut in half horizontally. Then cut each large horizontal piece into six pieces with one side seared.
• To assemble the stackers, combine mayonnaise and pesto; spread 1/2 teaspoon sauce on top of each cucumber and each zucchini slice and add 1 cheese slice.
• Top the cucumber stackers with tuna, seared side down and top with a sage leaf. Secure each stackers with a toothpick and place on one platter.
• Top the zucchini stackers with kielbasa slices and top with oregano leaves. Secure each stackers with a toothpick and place on another platter.
• Serve!

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