Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for prosperity toss noodle salad
The higher you toss it, the more luck you’ll have this new lunar year. Chopsticks at the ready …
TL;DR
- The Lunar New Year and year of the fire horse symbolize fresh opportunities, personal growth, and good fortune.
- The prosperity toss noodle salad is a traditional dish from Malaysia and Singapore.
- The ritual involves tossing the salad high in the air with chopsticks for good luck.
- Key ingredients include dried beancurd sticks, clementines, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, rapeseed oil, wheat noodles, roasted cashews, red chicory, coriander, mint, pickled sushi ginger, and crispy fried onions.
- Preparation involves soaking beancurd sticks, cooking noodles, toasting cashews, frying beancurd sticks, and making a dressing.
- Assembly requires arranging ingredients in a large bowl and tossing everything together before serving.