- 0:25 Prep
- 0:05 Cook
- 4 Servings
- Capable cooks
Create an Asian meal to remember starring this flavoursome prosperity salad. It can easily be doubled to serve a crowd, too.
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- 8 wonton wrappers, cut into 1cm strips
- 1 telegraph cucumber, halved, seeded, cut into long thin strips
- 1 carrot, cut into long thin strips
- 1 small red capsicum, cut into matchsticks
- 2 cups finely shredded iceberg lettuce
- 2 radishes, thinly sliced
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced pickled ginger
- 1 pomelo, cut into segments
- 250g thinly sliced sashimi salmon (see notes)
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
- 1/3 cup roasted peanuts, finely chopped
Plum dressing
- 1/3 cup plum sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Yeo's sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice
Method
- Step 1Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Deep-fry wonton strips, in batches, for 30 seconds or until golden and crisp. Transfer to paper towel to drain.
- Step 2Arrange cucumber, carrot, capsicum, lettuce, radish, onion, ginger, pomelo, salmon and fried wonton strips on a platter. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and peanuts.
- Step 3Make Plum Dressing: Place plum and soy sauces, vinegar, sesame oil and five spice in a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons warm water. Whisk to combine. Pour over salad (see notes). Serve.
- High fibre
- Low carb
- Lower gi
Nutrition
2024 kj
Energy
26.5g
Fat Total
4.3g
Saturated Fat
5.7g
Fibre
22.3g
Protein
42mg
Cholesterol
1039mg
Sodium
38.1g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
Notes
Some supermarket sushi counters sell sashimi or find it at your fishmonger.
Traditionally, each person tosses the salad with chopsticks while declaring good wishes for the year.
- Author: Cathie Lonnie
- Image credit: Andrew Young
- Publication: Super Food Ideas
