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Gado-Gado

Indonesia

Indonesia's national salad. Found throughout the archipelago with regional variations in the peanut sauce.

Indonesian peanut sauce salad — blanched vegetables, tofu, tempeh and hard-boiled egg with a thick, spiced peanut sauce. Indonesia's most famous salad.

Authentic Indonesia Gado-Gado recipe
Prep
20 mins
Cook
15 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
530 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

200gcabbage, blanched
200gbean sprouts, blanched
2carrots, blanched
200gtofu, fried
100gtempeh, fried
4hard-boiled eggs, halved
200gpeanut butter
3 tbspsweet soy sauce
2 clovesgarlic
2 tbsplime juice
fresh chillito taste
prawn crackersto serve

Method

1

Blend peanut butter, garlic, chilli, lime and sweet soy with warm water to a thick sauce.

2

Arrange vegetables, tofu, tempeh and eggs on a plate.

3

Pour peanut sauce over. Serve with prawn crackers.

Chef's Tip

The sauce should be thick enough to coat the vegetables — thin it with warm water if needed.

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