The Trophy Tower
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TypeStarter
Serves4 people
DateNovember 15, 2026
A tower of flavors celebrating the Eurovision trophy, with Asian flair and a festive twist.
A festive Asian salad built as a stacked trophy: cucumber, mango, and salmon form the cup, topped with a halved boiled egg yolk as the ‘knob’. The silhouette refers to the coveted Eurovision trophy, fitting the Philippines’ victory.
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber
- 2 mangoes
- 200 g smoked salmon
- 2 eggs
- 1 red onion
- 1 lime
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Boil the eggs until hard, peel and halve them.
- Cut the cucumber into thick diagonal slices about 1 cm thick.
- Peel the mangoes and cut into 1 cm thick slices, roughly the same size as the cucumber.
- Slice the red onion into thin rings.
- Mix soy sauce, sesame oil, and lime juice for a dressing.
- On each plate, stack: a cucumber slice, then a mango slice, then a smoked salmon slice, and a few onion rings. Repeat to build a tower.
- Place a halved egg yolk on top as the ‘trophy knob’.
- Drizzle the dressing over the tower and sprinkle with sesame seeds, salt, and pepper.
Serving notes
- Serve on a flat plate so the tower stands upright.
- Garnish with extra lime slices for freshness.
- Arrange the towers in a fan shape like an award ceremony.