Lalapan with Sambal (Indonesian Raw Vegetable Platter)

Ingredients

• •1 cucumber, sliced
• •1/4 head cabbage, cut into wedges
• •2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
• •1 cup fresh basil leaves
• •1 cup green beans, trimmed and blanched
• •1/3 cup sambal oelek
• •1 tbsp fresh lime juice

Directions

1. 1Arrange cucumber, cabbage, tomatoes, basil, and green beans on a large platter.
2. 2Stir fresh lime juice into the sambal oelek.
3. 3Spoon the sambal into a small serving bowl.
4. 4Chill the vegetables for 10 minutes if serving later.
5. 5Set the sambal in the centre of the platter.
6. 6Serve the vegetables raw or lightly blanched for dipping into sambal.

💡 Keep the sambal separate until serving so the raw vegetables stay crisp.

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