Tahu Goreng Medan - Medan Fried Tofu Salad with Peanut Sauce

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Salad

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Nuts and Seeds Tofu Vegetables

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• Salad
• 200 gram firm tofu, cut into 1 inch cubes, deep fried until golden brown
• 400 gram lettuce leaves, shredded
• 400 gram cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 400 gram tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 400 gram bakwan (fritters), cut into 1 inch cubes
• Peanut dressing
• 100 gram peanut, fried or roasted
• 50 gram palm sugar (Indonesian: gula Jawa)
• 50 gram Chinese celery (Indonesian: daun seledri) (*)
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 red cayenne pepper (Indonesian: cabe merah keriting) (**)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 500 ml water
• 120 ml sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)
• juice of 5 limes

Instructions

1. Divide the salad ingredients into 6 salad plates/bowls.
2. To make the dressing, grind peanut, palm sugar, Chinese celery, garlic, cayenne pepper, and salt in a food processor. Transfer to a mixing bowl, add the rest of the dressing ingredients, and mix well. Divide into six portions.
3. Serve the salad together with the peanut sauce dressing.

Notes

• (*) Use regular celery if you cannot find Chinese celery, try to use as much of the leaves as possible.
• (**) Use bird eye chilies (Indonesian: cabe rawit) for a spicier dressing.