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Gado-Gado: An Indonesian vegetable salad

Gado-Gado: Indonesian vegetable salad

A traditional Indonesian vegetable salad, consisting of cooked vegetables mixed with a delicious peanut-based sauce.

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Recipe from Borgx, Cahyo (WMID), Veracious and 8 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Gado-gado is a traditional Indonesian dish that combines cooked vegetables with a creamy and rich sauce. This salad is perfect for hot days and is ideal as a light meal or as an appetizer.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour, frying pan
  • Estimated cost$15.14 $3.79 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.53
  • $0.87
  • $1.39
  • $0.66
  • $0.26
  • $0.70
  • $0.79
  • $3.80
  • $1.56
  • $1.26
  • $0.21
  • $0.10
  • $0.90
  • $0.04
  • $0.07

Prices from US supermarkets for 11 of 15 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. All the vegetables and eggs are cooked until they are fully cooked. ≈ 3 min
  2. The spices are chopped and cooked with a small amount of oil paint until they release their fragrance. ≈ 3 min
  3. Then, we add orange leaves and galangal, followed by water, and finally coconut milk. ≈ 3 min
  4. The cooked vegetables are arranged on a plate, accompanied by pieces of egg, chips, and crackers, and then drizzled with a sauce. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Gado-Gado: Indonesian vegetable salad

  • Spinach$2.53
  • earth apple$0.87
  • green bean/green pea$1.39
  • Soybean sprouts$0.66
  • carrot$0.26
  • egg$0.70
  • cucumber (no need to boil it)$0.79
  • 3 lime leaves$3.80
  • 400 ml of coconut milk$1.56
  • 250 g of peanuts (French-fried/grilled)$1.26
  • 4 cloves of Allium sativum (or 1 onion)$0.21
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.10
  • 150 g of palm sugar (Jawa sugar) * 3 tablespoons of soy sauce$0.90
  • salt$0.04
  • sugar$0.07

Total$15.14

that's $3.79 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • Spinach
  • earth apple
  • green bean/green pea
  • Column
  • Soybean sprouts
  • carrot
  • egg
  • cucumber (no need to boil it)
  • grilled cashew nuts
  • Fried rice paste
  • 3 lime leaves
  • 2 pieces of ginger
  • 200 ml of water
  • 400 ml of coconut milk
  • 250 g of peanuts (French-fried/grilled)
  • 4 cloves of Allium sativum (or 1 onion)
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 150 g of palm sugar (Jawa sugar) * 3 tablespoons of soy sauce
  • salt
  • sugar

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