Salad of Smoked Fish and Beansprouts

To make this salad exactly as it is served in the restaurant of the Mutiara Hotel in Ambon, you need first-class smoked tuna, which is a speciality of Ambon as well as of the Minahasa region in North Sulawesi. Very expensive smoked tuna is available in specialized delicatessens in the West, and it is, of course, perfectly suitable. However, smoked salmon is an excellent substitute, is easier to find, and gives a much more attractive colour. If the smoked salmon has already been sliced thin,