Indonesian Salads

One of the most remarkable salads in the Indonesian cuisine is the gado-gado" (vegetables salad with a peanut sauce), which also represents an important traditional dish. This salad is a consistent meal, being prepared with a lot of ingredients, ranging from boiled eggs, cabbage, green bean, carrots, peas, cucumbers, and wedge potatoes to the peanut dressing that contains coconut milk, chunky peanut butter, lime juice, brown sugar and fish sauce. The gado gado is a very rich salad and appreciated in al parts of the country. Fish is used not only in main courses, but also as part of salads. The Crab salad is one of the most delicious one, and can be served with various dressings. Fish meat can be used for salads containing spinach, bean sprouts and boiled potatoes. Having such a large variety of condiments and spices to choose from, you can very easily dictate the taste an flavor of a salad by adding lime juice, or coconut milk, making to different salads.