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Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Gado Gado






Gado gado is a classic, traditional Indonesian salad drizzled with a luscious. mouthwatering  peanut sauce which has a rich, nutty flavor and a delightful creamy texture. Gado gado is such a hearty and filling salad that it can easily be eaten as a complete meal. A variety of vegetables can be used for this salad - like carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, french beans, kangkong etc.  Preparing the vegetables is no big deal, just remember
to allow the water for blanching to return to a rolling boil after adding each vegetable to ensure they are cooked according to the times allocated. DRAIN the blanched vegetables and rinse under cold water to refresh.  For the potatoes - cooked them with skin on until fork tender, peel skin away and then cubed.  The only tedious prep is making the Peanut Sauce -if you have 'sambal paste' ready, it is not a big deal.  It will be easier if you don't want the roast the peanuts - use crunchy peanut butter.
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Ingredients


Satay Sauce

Cooked potatoes—peeled and cubed

Green beans—cut into 1 1/2 to 2 inches lengths - blanched

Cucumber - sliced

Cabbage - cut into bite size and blanched

Bean sprouts - blanched

Fried Tofu - cut into bite size

Sweet peppers - cut into bite size

Hard boiled eggs - cut into quarters













PREPARE the satay sauce following the method from Malaysian Satay

To assemble the salad:

 ARRANGE equal amounts of each vegetable on plates, garnish with egg quarters, and drizzle with satay sauce to serve.

10 comments:

Sarah said...

Thank you Lily!!!!!! this looks amazing. every recipe of yours takes me back home for a while :) can't wait to get cooking!!!

Unknown said...

Great salad.

MaryMoh said...

Beautiful presentation! Love your salad dish. This salad is my favourite.

Zoe said...

like your Gado gado presentation. Nice. :D

Cakebrain said...

I always want to order this when I go out! you have made it look so beautiful! yum!

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

Nice presentation and it look yummy.

LimeCake said...

wow lily, that's a really good party dish!

The Bakerwoman said...

I love Gado Gado- the Indonesian salad...
You can get the ready made paste from supermarkets or wet market.

You can add lontong, tempeh, tau kaw, cucumber, long beans and keropok for garnishes. I like it spicy, so additional chilli paste for me!

Simply sedap!

Peng said...

Beautiful Lily! Getting fancy and artsy!

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