VIP salad with seared tuna

This delicious salad is very filling. It's great for a hot day and I recommend eating it outside!

• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp. celery seeds
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• 3/4 tsp. dry mustard
• 5 Tbs. salad oil
  
• 1 crisp medium head iceberg lettuce
• 1/2 crisp small romaine lettuce
• 1/2 cup sliced, toasted, blanched almonds
• 1 cup tiny raw cauliflowerettes
  
• 1/2 diced, peeled avocado (why not do the whole thing - you can never have too much avocado)
• 1 peeled tomato, cut into small wedges
• high grade tuna steak

Mash garlic in salt.
Blend in lemon juice and next 5 ingredients.
Add oil.
Pour into jar and shake well.
Chill.

Tear greens into salad bowl.
Add almonds, cauliflower, avocado and tomato.
Pour dressing over the salad and toss.

Sear tuna in a pan or on the grill. If you like raw tuna, you can cook the fish so that both sides are cooked, but the inside is still raw. If you prefer your tuna well cooked, then just make sure it flakes when you remove a piece with a fork.
Slice tuna into long thin strips

Place the salad on plates and put 2 - 3 pieces of tuna on top.