Dairy Free Sheet Pan Tuna Steaks with Tomatoes & Green Beans
Sheet pan dinners are a weeknight lifesaver, and this one delivers serious flavor without a single drop of dairy anywhere in sight. Thick tuna steaks get rubbed down with a warm spice blend of cumin, smoked paprika, and turmeric before roasting alongside blistered cherry tomatoes and charred green beans — it's colorful, fragrant, and genuinely impressive for how little effort it takes. The real finishing touch is a bright cilantro-lime dressing whisked together with fresh lime juice, olive oil, and grated garlic that ties every element on the plate together. Because the whole dish is built on olive oil, fresh vegetables, and bold spices, there's nothing to swap or substitute — it's naturally free of dairy from the ground up. Roasting the vegetables first gives them a head start so everything comes out of the oven perfectly timed, with the tuna opaque and flaky and the beans just tender with a little caramelized bite at the tips. Squeeze an extra lime wedge over the top before serving and you've got a restaurant-quality plate that took one pan and minimal cleanup to pull off.
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4 servings
- 1 lb green beans, trimmed
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- ¾ tsp fine sea salt, divided
- ½ tsp black pepper, divided
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 4 tuna steaks (6 oz each, about 1 inch thick)
For the cilantro-lime dressing
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small garlic clove, finely grated
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
For serving
- lime wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 425°F (220°C). Line an 18×13-inch sheet pan with parchment paper or foil.
- 2
Spread the green beans and cherry tomatoes on the prepared sheet pan. Drizzle with 2 tbsp of the olive oil, sprinkle with 1/2 tsp of the salt and 1/4 tsp of the pepper, and toss to coat. Spread into an even layer, leaving a clear space in the center for the tuna.
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