Ratman

Since your time is limited and I'm not sure what you have access to in Singapore (I am in Japan) I would look into something like:

Salad: Nice greens, maybe some red-leaf and green leaf, a little bibb, grapefruit chunks, orange chunks, a bit of shredded coconut and a Japanese-style sesame dressing

Have you tried the sesame crust searing yet? If you can do it and not char the sesame (I usually sear tuna at a fairly high temp to crust the outside, but keep the inside about MR), that sounds good. Otherwise just do a seasoned flour for a light crustiness. I would also lightly sautee some spinach with a bit of garlic and fresh grated ginger in olive oil for the side dish. You could also do some very thin sliced potatoes sauteed just to crispy, but not crunchy, seasoned with just a bit of salt and pepper.

As she's a vegetarian, I would stick to the best seasonal fruit you can find for desert. Pear, orange, whatever. Cut it nicely, and arrange it to look like a nice pattern with some variance in colers and flavors (or better yet peel an orange and feed it to her slice by slice).

I would really avoid trying too much if you haven't cooked much there, and if this is a special occasion. Even if you are an accomplished cook, the differences in ingredients, temperatures and whatnot, could be potentially disasterous. I would keep it really simple, but good, and the best quality of ingredients to let the food showcase itself. I would take no chances that anything could upset her stomach, as that could cut the evening short (I'm guessing you want to cut the evening long).

Just my 2 yen. The best of luck! Happy New Year!

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