GADO - GADO (SPICY INDONESIAN
PEANUT SALAD)
 
Leaf lettuce
Spinach
Whole green beans, parboiled and chilled
Carrot sticks, parboiled and chilled
Chinese pea pods, parboiled and chilled
Broccoli spears, parboiled and chilled
Cucumber spears
Potato, boiled and cubed
Boiled egg slices
1/2 lb. firm tofu
Onion salt
Peanut sauce
Whole peanuts
Canned fried onion rings
Sauteed onion

On a large platter arrange a bed of leaf lettuce and spinach. Arrange any or all of the above vegetables on top, like spokes on a wheel. Arrange boiled egg slices around the edge. For added protein, cut tofu into cubes, season with plenty of onion salt; saute and chill. Scatter them over the entire salad. Top with peanut sauce (following) and garnish with whole peanuts, canned fried onion rings and -or a little sauteed onion. Serve at room temperature

 

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