1/4 cup prepared mayonnaise
2 Tbs coarsely-chopped basil leaves
8 roasted garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
3/4 cup grated Asiago cheese
4 pieces albacore tuna - (6 oz ea)
Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
1 ripe tomato, seeded, and finely diced


Mix the mayonnaise, basil, garlic and asiago cheese together until combined.
Season the tuna on both sides with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Heat a heavy frying pan until almost smoking. Add the tuna in a single layer and sear until lightly brown on one side. Turn over and sear the other side. The tuna should remain rare.
Spread the cheese mixture evenly over each piece of tuna. Broil, 4 inches from the heat until the cheese bubbles. Sprinkle with the tomato and serve immediately.