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Ingredients
Indonesian Salad
- Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- salt
- peppers
- 2 Tbsps sparkling mineral water
- 3 ½ Tbsps Canola oil
- 1 Cucumber
- 1 Red Bell pepper
- 2 carrots (about 200 grams)
- 1 elongated shallot
- 7 ozs Tofu (seasoned, eg, with pepper)
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 Lime
- 1 small chili pepper
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 ½ Tbsps soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 Romaine lettuce
- 2 Tbsps Shelled peanut
Whisk the eggs in a bowl with mineral water and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 teaspoon of canola oil in a skillet. Add the whisked egg and let thicken over medium heat to form a pancake. Flip pancake and fry for 30 seconds. Remove from skillet.
Roll the pancake and cut into slices. Cover and set aside.
Rinse cucumber, cut in half and remove seeds. Cut pepper into quarters, remove seeds and rinse. Peel carrots and trim. Cut cucumber, pepper and carrots into thin strips.
Peel shallot and cut into thin strips.
Cut tofu into cubes. Rinse cilantro, shake dry and pluck leaves.
Squeeze lime. Cut chile pepper in half, remove seeds, rinse and place in a mortar. Crush into a paste. Mix chile pepper in a bowl with brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of lime juice, soy sauce, sesame oil and 2 tablespoons canola oil.
Clean lettuce and arrange decoratively on a plate.
Roast peanuts in a skillet, remove and wipe the skillet.
Heat the remaining canola oil in the skillet and fry tofu cubes until brown.
Mix the prepared vegetables with the dressing and add to the salad leaves. Distribute tofu, peanuts and sliced egg on the salad. Sprinkle everything with cilantro and serve immediately.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 613 cal. | (29 %) | ||
| Protein | 31 g | (32 %) | ||
| Fat | 42 g | (36 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 24 g | (16 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 9 g | (36 %) | ||
| Roughage | 10.5 g | (35 %) |
Healthy, because
This salad provides plenty of vitamins and minerals including iron, vitamin C and folic acid.
Even smarter
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