When shopping for avocados, choose one that's firm to the touch with unbroken skin. Let it ripen a few days at room temperature. You'll know it's ready to eat when it feels soft.
This vegetarian version of the classic recipe substitutes white beans for the tuna and lemon zest for the anchovies. Some beans are smashed so that they will cling to other ingredients. Here's a tip: Buy the potatoes and hard-boiled eggs at your grocery store salad bar.
You can serve watermelon the traditional way, but when cut in squares, not only are the pieces the perfect size for dipping into Campari, but the presentation is also amazing.
Seviche is a classic seafood dish with roots in South America. Scallops are marinated in lime juice and ''cooked'' by the acid in the lime; the flesh becomes firm and opaque and the flavors bright and fresh tasting. Stay away from the stove by purchasing pre-cooked corn and scallops.
The sunflower seeds and spinach in this salad are top-notch sources of magnesium, which enables your body to create dopamine. The avocado's vitamin B6 produces serotonin, a calming neurotransmitter.
Juicy and sweet lychees are available in late spring. Best eaten right out of their pockmarked blush-red skins, the creamy white flesh is quite refreshing.