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Gado Gado is an Indonesian dish with a spicy peanut sauce.  The sate-like sauce goes over an (artful?) arrangement of raw and cooked vegetables. Can also add hard boiled eggs or tofu for protein and serve the whole lot on a bed of baby spinach or other salad leaves. 

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==Ingredients==
;Sauce
:1 onion, finely chopped
:2 cloves garlic, crushed
:2 tsp grated ginger
:½ jar good quality peanut butter, my preference is for the crunchy variety
:1 Tbs honey
:½ tsp cayenne pepper, or more to taste
:juice of a lemon
:a bay leaf
:1 Tbs cider vinegar
:300ml water (or more)
:1 tsp salt
:dash tamari
:2 Tbs butter or oil

;under the sauce
:steamed or raw
::shredded cabbage
::sliced carrot
::sliced celery
:steamed
::broccoli
::fresh whole green beans
:raw
::bean sprouts
:protein
::hard-boiled eggs
::tofu chunks, raw or sautéed in oil with sesame seeds

;garnish
:drizzle of sesame oil
:sliced apple, lemon and /or orange
:raisins
:toasted seeds and nuts


==Method==
#Sauce the onions, garlic, ginger and bay leaf in the butter, until onions are translucent
#Add the peanut butter and fry briefly
#Add the water and other ingredients and mix thoroughly
#Bring to boil and simmer on the lowest possible heat for 30 minutes. Add more water if too thick


<small>''Moosewood Cookbook'' Mollie Katzen</small>

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