For the Mango Salad:

• 2 grafted mangos, pitted and sliced (any supermarket mango should do - a grafted mango is less stringy than the local ordinary mango)
• 6 ripe plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1 bunch chives, chopped
• 6 basil leaves, chopped
• pinch salt
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 ounces virgin olive oil
• 1 ounce champagne vinegar

1. Combine all of these ingredients and marinate for 4 hours

For the Spiced Tuna:

• 4 thick Tuna Steaks (a good couple of inches)
• 1 ounce whole cloves
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 ounce fennel seeds
• 1 ounce black peppercorns
• 4 whole nutmegs

1. Place spices in a blender (some people like using a coffee grinder for spices) and process to a fine consistency.
2. Coat tuna steaks with the mixture and pan sear to medium rare.

To serve, arrange triangles of tuna over the mango salad. One can also decorate with deep-fried banana chips but that's taking it into the next realm of difficulty - you can easily forego that step and still have a memorable dish fancy enough for any occasion. Serve with any kind of rice, maybe some sauteed zucchini and/or peppers and oh what a meal.

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