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Lettuce bowl salad with peanut dressing

This is one of the menu from our dinner with friends this weekend,is very simple salad with peanut dressing/ Indonesian gado-gado salad dressing.
I use butter head lettuce for a bowl of salad,just plate them together with main course meal.




You will need :
- butter head lettuce
- English cucumber/thinly slice
- carrot/ shredded
- red onion/thinly slice
- wonton chips for topping if you like/optional

 peanut sauce Ingredients :
- 1 1/2 cup roasted peanut
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 4 garlic
- 2 Thai chili
- 3 kafir lime leaves
- 1/2 cup grated palm sugar
- 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
-  salt to taste
-  1/4 cup water

Preparation :
grind garlic and chili,fry with 1 tbs vegetable oil until fragrant,set aside
grind  roasted crushed peanut, and combine with coconut milk,whisk them well
transfer to a blender and process to a smooth sauce
Pour into sauce pan,add very thinly sliced kafir lime leaves,fry garlic and chili,grated palm sugar,salt and water,
bring to simmer in low heat,stir until all ingredient mixed  and palm sugar dissolved
and cool for awhile and ready to serve,pour in to lettuce bowl salad mix


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  1. SuziFebruary 28, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    Very nice salad and I love peanut sauce, looks delicious.

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  2. Kitchen SimmerFebruary 28, 2012 at 7:50 PM

    LOVE THIS!! I really enjoy a good peanut dressing and you have some awesome flavors in this one. Well done. :)

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  3. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.February 28, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    Oh yum, I love peanut dressing!

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  4. Nava KFebruary 29, 2012 at 12:05 AM

    Oh Yes,simple and nice peanut dressing. One try for me esp when time is an issues and need to prepare something easy.

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  5. Baker StreetFebruary 29, 2012 at 8:45 AM

    love this peanut sauce..

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  6. Helene DsouzaFebruary 29, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    Great! I was looking for a new salad dressing, your peanut dressing sounds awesome! =)

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  7. PinayinTexasFebruary 29, 2012 at 2:19 PM

    Beautiful presentation, Ridwan! The peanut dressing sounds awesome!

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  8. PeggyFebruary 29, 2012 at 3:38 PM

    This looks like a great salad Ridwan! Beautifully presented, as well =)

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  9. LillyFebruary 29, 2012 at 3:55 PM

    I like the way you present your salad. It looks very good!

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  10. ZoeFebruary 29, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    Love this very Asian-way of eating salad. The peanut dressing is beautiful!

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  11. RiceandcoconutFebruary 29, 2012 at 7:46 PM

    Thanks everyone for comment,I appreciated :)
    Ridwan

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  12. MaureenFebruary 29, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    This looks so good I can't wait to make it myself. So fresh and I can't resist peanut sauce on anything.

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