Gado Gado: Indonesian Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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.