RECIPES

Prosperity Toss Salad (Yee Sang)

Name: Prosperity Toss Salad (Yee Sang)
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 -6 people
Cuisine: Malaysian, Singaporean, Asian, Oriental
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Kopi Thyme’s Uop Sa Noung; 5 tbsp PC Yuzu Jalapeno or Yuzu or Ponzu Sauce; 1.5 tbsp Lime Juice; 0.25 packet Dumpling Wrapper; 5 drops Red and Green Food Colouring, of each colour; 1 (~1lb) Taro, peeled; 0 Vegetable Oil, sufficient amount for deep frying taro and dumpling wrappers; 1 (~1lb) Jicama, peeled; 8 oz Daikon, peeled; 2 Carrots, medium, peeled Optional to use spiralized Butternut Squash; 2 Beetroots, big, peeled. Optional to use spiralized beetroot.; 1 Cucumber, big; 0.25 Pomelo, small, peeled and broken into small chunks; 0.5 cup Cilantro, stems removed; 10 -12 slices Pickled Ginger, cut into strips; 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds, toasted; 1 tbsp Peanuts, crushed. Option to use any nut of choice

Yee Sang is served on the eve of the Chinese New Year right through Chap Goh Mei (the fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year).
Yee Sang,(鱼生), a homophone for Yúshēng (余升), means “increase in abundance and vigour.”

Eating this salad is a communal experience and is a lot of fun. Right before we eat it, everyone tosses it in the air with their chopsticks. It is believed that the higher and more vigorous the toss, the better the new year! But don’t forget those auspicious wishes! Throw in as many as you can remember, such as “good health,” and “good prosperity!”

The salad itself is delicious. It is what a salad should be, with all the right notes – sweet, tangy, savoury, and crunchy! The sauce that goes along with it can be easily made with Kopi Thyme’s Uop Sa Noung (Lemongrass) marinade and will have you returning for seconds!