A colorful platter inspired by the dragon dance, with shrimp, BBQ pork, vegetables, and vibrant fruit accents.
# What You'll Need:
→ Proteins
01 - 8 cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
02 - 8 slices Chinese BBQ pork (char siu), thinly sliced
03 - 8 cooked chicken potstickers
→ Vegetables
04 - 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
05 - 2 carrots, julienned
06 - 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
07 - 1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
08 - 2 cups cooked and shelled edamame
09 - 8 lettuce leaves (butter or romaine)
→ Fruits & Garnishes
10 - 1 small mango, thinly sliced
11 - 1 small dragon fruit, sliced into scales
12 - 3 sprigs fresh cilantro
13 - 1 small bunch chives or green onions, for whiskers
14 - 1 sheet nori, cut into small circles for eyes and nose
15 - 2 black olives or grapes for nostrils
→ Dipping Sauces
16 - ½ cup soy sauce
17 - ¼ cup sweet chili sauce
18 - ¼ cup hoisin sauce
# How To Make It:
01 - Cook potstickers and edamame as needed. Slice vegetables and fruits. Cut nori into small circles for facial features.
02 - Lay lettuce leaves in a curving line on a large serving platter to form the dragon's body.
03 - Place BBQ pork, shrimp, and potstickers along the lettuce to resemble the dragon's scales.
04 - Use sliced cucumber, bell peppers, carrots, mango, and dragon fruit to enhance the dragon's body and tail.
05 - Form the dragon's head with edamame, mango, and dragon fruit. Use nori circles for eyes, olives or grapes for nostrils, and chives or green onions for whiskers.
06 - Add fresh cilantro sprigs for added color around the arrangement.
07 - Serve soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, and hoisin sauce in small bowls arranged around the platter.
08 - Present immediately to allow guests to pick and dip at their leisure.
