Bountiful Goldfish Salad (????)
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I'm a great fan of food art & this was my 1st attempt creating this Bountiful Goldfish Salad. Nian Nian You Yu (????) symbolizes abundance though the year. The character ? (Yu) is the homophone of ? (Yu). Hence, fish was used to highlight this Chinese New Year dish. I wanted to use Strawberries for the tail & fins, & Mango for salad but had to do a 180 deg change at the eleventh hour when I couldnt find any of these 2 ingredients in the supermart. I'm a great fan of food art & this is my 1st attempt creating this Bountiful Goldfish Salad. Nian Nian You Yu (????) symbolizes abundance though the year. The character ? (Yu) is the homophone of ? (Yu). Hence, fish was used to highlight this Chinese New Year dish. Id fun decorating the fish, seeking opinion from my hubby on & off, on the manner the fish looks etc. I was ready to present this salad for our special dinner once he gave the final approval :)
ingredients
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serves: 8
800 grams medium Prawns
1 Green apple
1 can of Tuna flakes
3 slices Smoked salmon (fins, mouth)
Few strands of Jelly fish (tail)
2 tbsp Mayonnaise
1 tsp Parsley flakes
2 Raisins (eyes)
1 Dried Cherry (mouth)
Grounded black pepper
Lettuce for decoration
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount per Serving
Calories: 114
- Total Fat: 4.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 127.3 mg
- Sodium: 867.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 4.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
- Sugars: 2.6 g
- Protein: 14.4 g
preparation
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 moulding the shape of the fish by using the tuna mixture. To make "scales", layer the prawns according to pix below.
5. When shape is formed, use mayo to make to line the body. Finally, cut the 2 slices of Salmon into the shape of fins; roll 1 slice to form the mouth. Cut cherry into tiny bites & add 1 to the center of the mouth. Decorate tail with Jelly Fish & you’ll get your creative dish for the festive mood!
Cooks' note:
*Tip: Do not dispose prawns heads & shells. Keep them; they make tasty stock.* Pls go to http://luxuryhaven.blogspo?t.com/2011/02/reunion-dinn?er-bountiful-goldfish-sala?d.html for pix instructions!
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comments
Mommy_loves_to_cook
August 2, 2011
how cute =)