Bali: The Online Travel Guide
Food - Gado-Gado.

"This traditional Indonesian dish is widely available in Bali, and is very easy to prepare at home."

Recipe for Gado-Gado.

This simple and tasty recipe may be prepared as an opening course, or as an accompaniment to a main meal. Preparation is extremely simple!

Ingredients...

150g bean sprouts 100g cucumber (sliced)
100g snow peas
100g tomato (chopped)
150g green beans (sliced)
100g spinich (chopped)
100g broccoli (chopped)
100g cauliflower (chopped)
100g cabbage (chopped)
100g carrot (sliced)
150g boiled potato (diced)
100g tofu (diced) or 100g fried tempe (chopped)
3 hard-boiled eggs (sliced)
Fried Krupuk (prawn crackers)
Peanut sauce (use a commercial sauce, or try the sauce from our Sate recipe).

Method...

Wash vegetables, and prepare by cutting, slicing and dicing (note: the quantities listed above are approximate).
 
The hard vegetables may be partly boiled or steamed, or may be left raw if preferred.
 
Arrange vegetables (except tomato and cucumber) on a serving plate in layers or in a random mixture, and top with bean sprouts, fried tempe / tofu, and eggs.
 
Pour the peanut sauce over the vegetable platter.
 
For a warm gado-gado, the platter may be gently heated in a warm oven for a short time before serving, although many people prefer gado-gado as a cool salad.
 
To serve, garnish the dish with fried krupuk, tomato and cucumber..
 
Enjoy!

The ingredients for this recipe may be purchased from Asian foodstores or from the Asian section of most larger supermarkets.

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