Singapore - Fresh Salad With Peanut Sauce (Keredok)

Fresh Salad With Peanut Sauce 

(Keredok)

Ingredients

-       1 fresh red or green semihot chili, cut into thin slices

-       1 clove garlic, sliced

-       1 teaspoon salt

-       2 small slices kencur, soaked in water for thirty minutes (optional)

-       3 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter

-       1 teaspoon tamarind, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water

-       2 teaspoons sugar

-       1 cup thin-sliced cucumbers

-       1 cup fresh bean sprouts

-       1 cup lettuce, broken into bite-size pieces

Directions

-       Crush the chili, garlic, salt, kencur and peanut butter in a mortar so it’ll become the sauce of the dish.

-       Add the tamarind liquid and sugar. Mix well.

-       Toss the sauce with the vegetables until well mixed. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

-       Makes 4 servings, with other dishes.