Gado-Gado is an Indonesian salad served with spicy peanut sauce. It’s a popular vegetarian dish in Indonesia and widely sold in almost every part of Indonesia. This mixed vegetable dish contains no meat at all and it’s a good choice if you are vegetarian or even vegan.  The vegetables used in gado-gado quite vary, every region have their own version of gado-gado. In Jakarta (sometimes it called Betawinese gado-gado) they usually add boiled unripe jackfruit, while in my hometown in Makassar the seller adding fresh lettuce. Gado-Gado Bowl with Spicy Peanut Sauce Peanut Sauce 200 grams unsalted roasted peanuts 500 ml coconut milk 3 cloves garlic 5 red chillies 4 kaffir lime leaves 50 grams palm sugar 2 tablespoons kecap manis salt and sugar to taste 2 tablespoons tamarind concentrate Gado-Gado Bowl 1 boiled potato, peeled and cubed 8 lettuce leaves, roughly chopped 5 kale, roughly chopped 1 cucumber, thinly sliced 100 grams bean sprout, blanched 1 block firm tofu or tempe, cut into small chunks 3 hard-boiled eggs rice cake, optional Cooking Direction Peanut sauce: Heat oil in a pan over medium-low heat. Add garlic and chillies and cook for 2-3 minutes until soft, let it cool. Transfer garlic, chilli, roasted …

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