colorful thai peanut curry chop salad w/ fresh seared tuna

one of my bigger priorities when cooking (besides the quality of the ingredients) is that the food has to be pretty! the digestive process really starts with our eyes-so if you look at a dish that looks appetizing, colorful and beautiful, your saliva starts going, your brain tells you it's time to eat, you smell the yummy food which kicks it into gear even more, you start to de-stress, and you are happy! 

sometimes it is necessary to throw something healthy together quick into a tupperware to take to work, and the lest of your worries is what it looks like. but any chance I get, I will slow down to make my plate look beautiful (especially when I am cooking for others). I'm no plating pro-but I give it my best and put all the love I have into it. a variety of colors is key! eat the rainbow-and no, skittles don't count. 

let each meal, each plate, be a work of art. 

then, before you enjoy it slowly and mindfully, chewing each bite until it's liquid, bless your food. however you may do it is perfect. 

thank God, the animals, the plants etc... that sacrificed themselves for the sake of your nourishment. 

bless your body, to assimilate the nutrients fully, that it may nourish, strengthen and uplift your physical, mental and spiritual. 

then, enjoy, guiltless, stressless, and full of love! 

this may be the single, most difficult thing for us Americans to do. dare I say it be the most important?

this salad consists of fresh, wild caught tuna, organic bell peppers, rainbow carrot ribbons, sprouts, mango, cilantro, red onion, raw cashews and avocado, all over a bed of crispy romaine and drizzled with a creamy peanut-lime coconut curry dressing. now, get on it:

salad:

chopped romaine 

sprouts

thinly sliced, red, orange and yellow bell peppers

rainbow carrot ribbons (take a potato peeler to the carrots=perfection)

fresh, juicy mango

avocado

seared fresh wild caught tuna fillet (a good quality canned works too-or salmon!)

chopped red onion

cilantro leaves

raw organic cashews 

toss together however you may. then add dressing:

1/3 c full fat coconut milk

2 t pure maple syrup

2 t coconut aminos

juice of 2 large limes

1 t lime zest

1-2 T raw wild jungle peanut butter (almond works just as great also!)

1 T curry powder

-whisk-

enjoy! 

just for fun:

my sexy chef searing tuna like a boss.