Gado Gado

Name: Gado Gado
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: ¼ small red cabbage, finely shredded; 1 cup (165 g) unsalted peanuts, toasted and roughly chopped; 1 carrot, peeled and julienned (thin batons); 4 tbsp peanut oil; 300 g firm tofu, cut into 1cm cubes; ¼ cup smooth or crunchy peanut butter; ¼ cup (35 g) sesame seeds, toasted; 2 fresh chillies, seeds included, finely chopped; 2 tbsp fresh ginger, grated; 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce; 1 onion, peeled, finely diced; 3 cloves garlic, crushed or finely chopped; 1½ cups (180 g) edamame beans, frozen; oil for frying; ¼ cup (35 g) pumpkin seeds, toasted; 4 cups spinach leaves, finely shredded; 1 cup (250 ml) coconut cream; 3 eggs, hard boiled and cut in half; ½ cucumber, thinly sliced

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

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By Angela Redfern

Published 2010

About

We love the layered look of this traditional Indonesian dressed salad and the spicy peanut sauce makes it taste so good! Use any seasonal vegetables, such as grated courgette or thinly sliced beans.

It would be delicious served with roast or poached chicken.

Ingredients

Spicy Peanut Sauce

1 onion, peeled, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, crushed or finely chopped
2

Asia
Indonesia
Main course
South East Asia
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

To prepare the spicy peanut sauce

Place the onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, Worcestershire and peanut oil into a saucepan. Cook over a high heat for 5 minutes.

Add the peanuts, coconut cream and peanut butter. Stir until smooth and cook for another 5 minutes. If it’s too thick you can add a couple of tablespoon of hot water.

Remove from the h