Reunion Dinner - Bountiful Goldfish Salad (年年有余)

Name: Reunion Dinner - Bountiful Goldfish Salad (年年有余)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 28.2 oz medium Prawns; 1 Green apple; 1 can Tuna flakes; 3 slices Smoked salmon (fins, mouth); 0 Few strands of Jelly fish (tail); 2 tbsp Mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon Parsley flakes; 2 Raisins (eyes); 1 Dried Cherry (mouth); 0 Grounded black pepper; 0 Lettuce for decoration

This is my 1st attempt creating this Bountiful Goldfish Salad. Nian Nian You Yu (年年有余) symbolizes abundance though the year. The character 余 (Yu) is the homophone of 鱼 (Yu). Hence, fish was used to highlight this Chinese New Year dish. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Total20 min

Servings6

Difficultyeasy

ChinesePescatarianLunchDinner / Supper

Ingredients

28.2 ozmedium Prawns
1Green apple
1 canTuna flakes
3slices Smoked salmon (fins, mouth)
0Few strands of Jelly fish (tail)
2 tbspMayonnaise
1 teaspoonParsley flakes
2Raisins (eyes)
1Dried Cherry (mouth)
0Grounded black pepper
0Lettuce for decoration

Instructions

1
Shell & devein prawns. Rinse. Blanch prawns in boiling water. Remove immediately when prawns turn pink & transfer to cold water to top cooking process.
2
Half the prawns & set aside.
3
Remove apple skin. Cut into cubes & put in salt water to prevent it from turning brown. Mix tuna with apples, mayo, parsley & pepper.
4
Begin by moulding the shape of the fish using the tuna mixture. Then, layer the prawns - top side for head, back side for body.
5
When shape is formed, use mayo to make the “scales” on the body. Finally, cut the 2 slices of Salmon into shape of fins; roll 1 slice to form the mouth. Decorate tail with Jelly Fish & you’ll get your creative dish for the festive mood!