Food cures for SAD! Are you feeling it?

Published: Sun, 04/02/17

Swallow Tail Culinary Adventures

Eat more fish Vancouver, we live by the sea! (SAD) Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons, it's known to zap your energy and make you blue.

Salmon, tuna, sardines, rainbow trout are all Vitamin D rich which will help you keep a smile on your face during the weeks of rain and grey. And even if it doesn't work, at least your eating wonderful food that does a body good. Chef Robin shares a simple, tasty recipe for seared tuna below.

Other options are egg yolks for Vitamin D which is a good reason to eat more creme brulee (like you needed one).

Fish oil suppliments are a boring, but easy way to get some sun in a bottle into your system. Or the last option, try doing a sun dance. Everyone says it's 100% effective in removing SAD from friends within viewing distance.

Seared Tuna with smoked paprika

Ingredients:

6 oz Yellowfin Tuna or Albacore (sashimi grade)
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp good olive oil (I like Green Fruit brand, at Bosa Foods)
1 lemon zested
Salt & Pepper

Method:

Try to buy a uniformly thick piece of tuna for more even cooking.
Coat tuna in paprika, lemon zest, salt, pepper and olive oil.
Leave overnight to marinate in fridge (you can cook right away without marinating if you must).
Sear on high heat on a grill or in a cast iron pan on all sides until each side is golden or marked by the grill, about 1 min a side.
Slice into sections to serve with rice and a nice crisp salad.

FIRE MOREL FEAST:

Pop-up restaurant at Swallow Tail

Only 6 tickets left!

This pop-up dinner is only open for 1 day! The Swallow Tail chefs will put together a 5 course celebration of spring with the fire morel mushroom as it's star. Chef and foraging expert Robin Kort will give a special talk on hunting for this elusive mushroom and where you can find your own mushroom treasure in BC forests.

Reserve your seat

Date: April 29th, 6:30-9:30pm
Tickets: 69

Can't make this date? Book a private party on any date: email Chef Robin to arrange your own underground dining event.

Great article by Macleans about hunting for morel mushrooms in BC. Want to learn more about foraging for spring wild edibles like licorice root, fiddleheads and edible trees with one of our wildcraft experts?

Trips out into the forest start April 30th-June 1st More info

Learn how to pick a good wine for dinner!

Wine 101 Class with sommelier Robin Kort

Learn the basics of wine tasting, varietals and food and wine pairing with sommelier Robin Kort in this fun 3 hour tasting session. Includes a wine making talk and guided tasting of seven great wines to help you acquire the skills you need to elevate your personal wine appreciation.

May 25th - 7:30pm - $69

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