Gado Gado (Indonesian Salad)

Ingredient 

• 8cups water
• 1teaspoon salt
• 4cups green cabbage or 4 cups Chinese cabbage, coarsely chopped
• 3 1⁄2cups bean sprouts
• 3cups green beans, cut (or canned)
• 2medium potatoes
• 3eggs, hard boiled
• 1⁄2English cucumber (long cucumber)
• 1 2⁄3cups peanut sauce

Direction

• Bring the water to a boil; add salt, cabbage, bean sprouts, and green beans.
• Boil vegetables for 5 minutes; drain.
• Boil potatoes in a separate pot until tender then peel them.
• Cut potatoes, eggs and cucumber into slices.
• Heat peanut sauce on low heat.
• Arrange the green vegetables on a very large platter.
• Cover them with the sliced potatoes, eggs and cucumbers.
• Pour the peanut sauce over the entire platter and serve.
• Serving Ideas : Serve with white rice and a meat dish.

NOTES : The peanut sauce may be made by hand or bought.
We put the Gado Gado in a large casserole dish.