Vegetable Salad with a Hot Peanut Sauce (Gado Gado) Recipes

Ingredients : 2 medium potatoes, peeled 175g French beans, topped and tailed Peanut Sauce 150g raw peanuts 1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 shallots, or 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 1-2 small chilies, seeded and finely chopped 1 piece shrimp paste, 12mm square, or 1 tbsp fish sauce - optional 2 tbsp tamarind sauce 100ml canned coconut mil 1 tbsp clear honey Salad ingredients 175g !hinese leaves, shredded 1 iceberg or bib lettuce 175g bean sprouts 1"2 cucumber, cut into fingers 150g giant white radish, shredded # spring onions $scallions% 225g bean curd $tofu%, cut into large dice # hard boiled eggs, quartered 1 small bunch coriander Method : &ring the potatoes to the boil in salted water and simmer for 20 minutes' !oo the beans for #-( minutes' )rain the potatoes and beans and refresh under cold running water' For the peanut sauce, dry fry the peanuts in a wo , or place under a moderate grill, tossing them all the time to prevent burning' *urn the peanuts onto a clean cloth and rub vigorously with your hands to remove the papery s ins' +lace the peanuts in a food processor and blend for 2 minutes' ,eat the vegetable oil in a wo , and soften the shallots or onion, garlic and chilies without letting them color' -dd the shrimp paste or fish sauce if using, together with the tamarind sauce, coconut mil and honey' .immer briefly, add to the peanuts and process to form a thic sauce' -rrange the salad ingredients, potatoes and beans on a large platter and serve with a bowl of the peanut sauce' .erve this vegetable salad with /ndonesian +or and +rawn $.hrimp% 0ice and +rawn !rac ers' *he peanut sauce is served separately from the salad, and everyone helps themselves'