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Gado-Gado (Vegetable Salad with Peanut Sauce)

One serving has 632 kcal and 35 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (115%), copper (89%), vitamin K (83%), phosphorus (74%), riboflavin (59%) and magnesium (56%). Ready in 35 minutes.

Gado-Gado (Vegetable Salad with Peanut Sauce)
Photo: Piknikdong, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (444 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: egg, gluten, peanut, soy

Ingredients

  • 60 g Potatoes, raw
  • 40 g Green beans, raw
  • 40 g Bean sprouts, raw
  • 30 g Cabbage, green, raw
  • 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 50 g Tofu, firm
  • 40 g Tempeh
  • 30 g Cucumber, raw
  • 35 g Peanut butter
  • 5 g Tamarind pulp
  • 5 g Sugar, brown
  • 3 g Chili peppers, red, raw
  • 40 g Water
  • 8 g Hoisin sauce
  • 8 g Vegetable oil

Method

  1. Boil the potatoes until tender, then cool and slice; separately blanch the green beans, bean sprouts and cabbage briefly until just tender-crisp, then drain.
  2. Hard-boil the egg, cool, peel and slice.
  3. Cut the tofu and tempeh into slabs and fry in the oil until golden on both sides; slice once cooled slightly.
  4. Whisk the peanut butter, tamarind pulp, brown sugar, chili, sweet soy sauce (using hoisin here) and water into a smooth, pourable peanut dressing.
  5. Arrange the potatoes, blanched vegetables, sliced cucumber, tofu, tempeh and egg together on a plate.
  6. Spoon the peanut dressing generously over everything just before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy632 kcal30%
Carbohydrates42.9 g
Water321 mL
Fiber7.3 g25%
Protein35.1 g73%
Tryptophan0.32 g
Threonine1.1 g
Isoleucine1.3 g
Leucine2 g
Lysine1.5 g
Methionine0.41 g
Cystine0.28 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine0.94 g
Valine1.4 g
Histidine0.63 g
Fat39.9 g
Monounsaturated14.9 g
Polyunsaturated14.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-68.8 g
Saturated8.1 g
Trans-Fats0.09 g
Cholesterol186 mg
Calcium487 mg49%
Copper0.8 mg89%
Iron5.7 mg32%
Magnesium174 mg56%
Manganese2.1 mg115%
Phosphorus515 mg74%
Potassium1,101 mg23%
Selenium26.7 µg48%
Sodium380 mg
Zinc3.4 mg42%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.34 mg31%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.65 mg59%
Niacin (vitamin B3)7.5 mg54%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.9 mg38%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.72 mg55%
Folate (vitamin B9)143 µg36%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.48 µg20%
Choline173 mg41%
Vitamin A98.9 µg14%
Vitamin C38.4 mg51%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)41 IU7%
Vitamin E4.7 mg31%
Vitamin K74.8 µg83%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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