Gado Gado: Indonesian Salad

Carol H's Note:

This is a weird but yummy dish.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 8 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups green cabbage or 4 cups Chinese cabbage , coarsely chopped
• 3 ½ cups bean sprouts
• 3 cups green beans , cut (or canned)
• 2 medium potatoes
• 3 eggs , hard boiled
• ½ 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.

Reviews

[JustJanS]

I brought a big pot of water to the boil, and dealt with all the veggies seperately, dropping them in, bringing them back to the boil and then cooking for a minute or two before removing them with a slotted spoon. I also cut a carrot into "flowers". I served the sauce seperately, so a very health concious friend could use it or not! We had pork satay, and I used the sauce from that for both dishes.

[Bergy]

I love Gado-Gado and this is a very good recipe. I sometimes put the salad on a bed of Watrecress (when available) Thanks Carol