Gado Gado: Indonesian Salad

This is a weird but yummy dish.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 8  cups water
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 4  cups green cabbage or 4  cups Chinese cabbage, coarsely chopped
• 3 1⁄2 cups bean sprouts
• 3  cups green beans, cut (or canned)
• 2  medium potatoes
• 3  eggs, hard boiled
• 1⁄2 English cucumber (long cucumber)
• 1 2⁄3 cups  peanut sauce

Directions

1. Bring the water to a boil; add salt, cabbage, bean sprouts, and green beans.
2. Boil vegetables for 5 minutes; drain.
3. Boil potatoes in a separate pot until tender then peel them.
4. Cut potatoes, eggs and cucumber into slices.
5. Heat peanut sauce on low heat.
6. Arrange the green vegetables on a very large platter.
7. Cover them with the sliced potatoes, eggs and cucumbers.
8. Pour the peanut sauce over the entire platter and serve.
9. Serving Ideas : Serve with white rice and a meat dish.
10. NOTES : The peanut sauce may be made by hand or bought.
11. We put the Gado Gado in a large casserole dish.