Gado-Gado (Indonesian Veggie Salad in a Spicy Peanut Dressing
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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For the salad
- 100 g bean sprouts
- 100 g cabbage, washed and shredded
- 100 g bean curd, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 100 g potatoes, cooked, peeled and sliced
- 100 g green beans, blanched
- 100 g carrots, washed, sliced and blanched
- 100 g cucumbers, washed and sliced (with the peel on)
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For the dressing
- 100 g flaked coconut (fresh or desiccated)
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 onion, peeled, washed and finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, peeled, washed and finely chopped
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons peanut oil
- 100 g peanut butter
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger
directions
- Put the coconut in a blender.
- Add 1 cup of hot{not boiling} water.
- Cover and blend on high speed for about 1/2 a minute.
- Heat the oil in a 2 quart-sized saucepan.
- Toss in the onion and garlic.
- Stir-fry for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients for the dressing and the blended coconut-water mixture.
- Bring to a boil, stirring continuosuly as you do so.
- Lower flame and allow the sauce to simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until it thickens.
- This takes about 3 minutes.
- Now, start preparing the salad.
- In a bowl, put the cabbage and bean sprouts.
- Add enough boiling water over these veggies to cover'em.
- Let this stand for 2 minutes.
- Drain completely.
- In a pan, fry the bean curd in oil, over medium flame, turning the pieces over gently, until it is light brown in colour.
- Remove and drain on clean kitchen paper towels.
- Toss in the potatoes into the same skillet.
- Stir and cook until they turn light brownish in colour.
- On a beautiful silver platter, arrange the bean sprouts, cabbage and other veggies nicely.
- Pour the warm dressing over the salad or serve it separately as a dip- your choice!
- Enjoy!
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