Gado gado
A traditional Indonesian dish of crunchy vegetables topped with peanut sauce
Ingredients
The peanut sauce
- 1 tbsp vegetable or coconut oil
- 1 shallot (finely chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1-2 tsp sambal oelek (if not available, you could try to replace it with Sriracha sauce)
- 2-3 tbsp peanut butter (smooth or crunchy, whatever you prefer)
- 2 tbsp ketjap manis (or sub regular soy sauce, tamari or coconut aminos)
- 200 ml coconut milk (½ can)
The veggies
- 150 gr carrots (5 oz. / 0.33lb)
- 150 gr green beans (5 oz. / 0.33lb)
- 150 gr cabbage (5 oz. / 0.33lb)
- 100 gr cauliflower (3.5 oz./ 0.25lb)
- 100 gr potatoes (3.5 oz. / 0.25lb)
- 1/2 medium size cucumber
- 100 gr bean sprouts (3.5 oz. / 0.25lb) (optional)
- 4 eggs (hard boiled and peeled)(optional)
Instructions
- To make the peanut sauce:Heat up oil in a small sauce pan. Add onion until translucent then add garlic for just a few seconds. Add the sambal and stir to combine. Add peanut butter and stir. Add ketjap and stir. Now whisk in the coconut milk to make it a creamy sauce. Add water if too thick, add peanut butter if too runny.
- For the vegetables: Fill up a large pot half way with water and heat it up
- In the meantime peel and cut potato, carrot and cucumber in wedges or cubes. Wash and clean the green beans. Cut the cauliflower into florets. Wash the bean sprouts. Remove outer layer of the cabbage and chop it finely.
- Add potato to the boiling water for 2 minutes. Now add carrot and green beans for another 2 minutes. Then add beans sprouts and cabbage for just a quick minute.
- Drain the water from the pot and rinse the vegetables with cold water. Transfer to a serving bowl, mix in cucumber and top with hard boiled egg (that is cut in fours).
- Top your vegetable salad with peanut sauce and other optional toppings. Enjoy!
Notes
*Quick and easy peanut sauce: whisk together 4 tbsp of peanut butter, 1/2 cup coconut milk, 2 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tbsp lime juice, a few drops of sriracha or other hot sauce and a pinch of salt.
Nutritional information:
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