Seared Ahi Tuna Steak Recipe with African Spice Saffron Cous Cous

Ingredients

• 12 ounces sashimi grade ahi or blue fin loin
• 2 Tbsp pitted and cured olives
• ½ peel of preserved lemon
• ¼ cup pine nuts
• 2 Tbsp black peppercorns
• 1 tsp allspice berries
• 1 Tbsp Chinese ginger
• 6 Cardamom pods (seeds only)
• 1 2” stick of Cassia cinnamon
• 1 tsp anise seeds
• 1 Tbsp coriander seed
• 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• ½ tsp mace
• 1 clove
• 1 tsp brown mustard seed
• 1 tsp yellow mustard seed
• 1 pinch saffron threads
• 2 marjoram sprigs
• 4 ounces Israeli cous cous (also known as pearl cous cous)
• 2 Tbsp Jordan Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 Tbsp black quinoa
• 1 fennel bulb
• 1 Tbsp Jordan Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tsp wild fennel pollen
• 2 cilantro sprigs
• 2 tsp parsley
• 1 scallion
• 1 tsp preserved lemon zest
• 1 ounce lemon juice
• 1 ounce sherry vinegar
• 2 ounces Moroccan Argan oil
• 4 ounces Jordan Extra Virgin Olive Oil