YEE SANG / YUSHENG
Prosperity salad
SERVES 6-8 AS PART OF A BANQUET // PREP TIME 30 MINS // COOK 2 MINS (PLUS PICKLING, COOLING)
Signifying abundance, this dish is the hallmark of any Lunar New Year feast. Guests surround it, chopsticks poised and ready to toss the salad while exchanging good wishes. The higher the toss, the more prosperous the year ahead.
Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
10 wonton wrappers (60gm)
10 green beans, trimmed, split
500 gm sashimi-grade salmon, cut into 5mm-thick slices
200 gm rice vermicelli noodles, soaked according to packet directions
1 ruby grapefruit or ¼ pomelo, segmented
50 gm daikon, cut into julienne
1 small carrot, cut into julienne
½ cup shredded Chinese cabbage, leaves only
2 baby red radishes, thinly sliced
Micro coriander and roasted, crushed peanuts, to serve
PICKLED VEGETABLES
½ cup shredded red cabbage
1 celery stalk, cut into 3cm batons
2 tsp caster sugar
DRESSING
60 ml (¼ cup) plum sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp maple syrup
Juice of 1 lemon
Fill a wok a third full with oil and place over medium-high heat until 180°C. Fry wonton wrappers in batches, turning occasionally, until golden and crisp (30
