Prosperity Toss is unique for Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese. During Chinese New Year, this elaborate salad with sashimi salmon and tuna is tossed with chopsticks by the whole family for a great new year with plenty and prosperity.

The dish is called yee-sang. In Chinese, ‘yee’ means fish, a symbol of abundance. ‘Sang’ means reborn and lively. ‘Sang’ also shares the same pronunciation as 升, means promotion and enhancement. With a name like that, no wonder ‘yee sang’ is one of the most popular dish for Chinese New Year around Singapore and Malaysia.

Ingredients

Salad

• 80g carrot, julienne or shredded into curls
• 30g alfalfa
• 80g cucumber, sliced
• 80g fennel bulbs, sliced
• 50g lettuce, cut into small pieces
• 200g sashimi quality tuna
• 200g sashimi quality salmon

Salad dressing

• 1 tbsp. sesame oil
• 1 tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. warm water

Method

• To make the dressing, mix all ingredients
• To make the salad, arrange all ingredients on a large plate
• To serve, toss the salad and dressing with chopsticks (together by the  whole family); make wishes as you mix.

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