INDONESIAN VAGETABLES SALAD RECIPE : GADO-GADO

Gado-gado is famous vegetables salad in Indonesia, you can easily found it. When translated in english Gado-gado means mixes. Gado-gado is is a one dish meal caused not only salad but also lontong (rice cooked in banana leaf).   Gado-gado has carbohydrate from lontong and potatoes. Tempeh, tofu and eggs are the protein sources. Gado-gado can be made for pescetarianisms or pesco vegetarianisms who still consume fish and seafood; it can also be consumed by lacto-ovo vegetarians who include eggs and dairy products in their diet. Also, you can go for vegan by omitting dried shrimp paste (Indonesian: terasi/trasi, Malay: belachan/belacan) in gado-gado sauce and shrimp cracker, and skipping the egg.

Ingredients:

Peanut Sauce
2 cloves garlic
10 g bird's eye chili (green chili)
20 g gula melaka
1/2 tbsp salt
100 g peanuts, deep-fried or roasted
1/2 tbsp kecap manis
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 cup water
Salad
200 g cabbage, sliced thinly
75 g bean sprouts, blanched briefly
250 g tofu, fried till golden and cut into cubes
1 medium cucumber, quartered and cut into 1/2 cm thickness
2 stalk Chinese celery, chopped finely
2 spring onion, chopped finely
10 g red and white crackers, deep-fried

Directions:

To make the sauce
Mix garlic, chili, gula melaka, salt and peanut in a food processor and grind coarsely.
Add lime and kecap manis, mix well.
Gradually add water and stirring at the same time, to a desired thickness.
To serve
Combine all salad ingredients in a big mixing bowl or individual plater.
Add sauce and serve immediately.