Indonesian gado gado salad



Peanut Sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 10 g bird's eye chili (green chili)
  • 20 g gula melaka
  • 1/2 tbsp salt
  • 100 g peanuts, deep-fried or roasted
  • 1/2 tbsp kecap manis
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1 cup water

Salad
  • 200 g cabbage, sliced thinly
  • 75 g bean sprouts, blanched briefly
  • 250 g tofu, fried till golden and cut into cubes
  • 1 medium cucumber, quartered and cut into 1/2 cm thickness
  • 2 stalk Chinese celery, chopped finely
  • 2 spring onion, chopped finely
  • 10 g red and white crackers, deep-fried

directions:
  • To make the sauce
  • Mix garlic, chili, gula melaka, salt and peanut in a food processor and grind coarsely.
  • Add lime and kecap manis, mix well.
  • Gradually add water and stirring at the same time, to a desired thickness.
  • To serve
  • Combine all salad ingredients in a big mixing bowl or individual plater.
  • Add sauce and serve immediately.