# Required Ingredients:
→ Proteins
01 - 8 cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
02 - 8 thin slices Chinese BBQ pork (char siu)
03 - 8 cooked chicken potstickers (store-bought or homemade)
→ 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 and cut into scales
12 - 3 sprigs fresh cilantro
13 - 1 small bunch chives or green onions
14 - 1 sheet nori, cut into small circles
15 - 2 black olives or grapes
→ Dipping Sauces
16 - ½ cup soy sauce
17 - ¼ cup sweet chili sauce
18 - ¼ cup hoisin sauce
# Preparation Steps:
01 - Cook potstickers and edamame; thinly slice vegetables and fruits; cut nori into small circles for facial features.
02 - Lay lettuce leaves in a gentle curve on a large serving platter to form the dragon's body.
03 - Place BBQ pork slices, shrimp, and cooked potstickers sequentially along the lettuce to mimic dragon scales.
04 - Decorate the body and tail with sliced cucumber, bell peppers, carrots, mango, and dragon fruit to enhance visual appeal.
05 - Form the dragon's head using edamame, mango, and dragon fruit; use nori circles as eyes, black olives or grapes as nostrils, and chives or green onions as whiskers.
06 - Sprinkle fresh cilantro sprigs over the platter; arrange dipping sauces in small bowls around the serving board; serve immediately for guests to pick and dip.
