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

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

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