Vegan Gado-Gado with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
30 min
Meal
Servings
Total
30 minPrep
10 minCook
20 minContains
soy
peanut
Swap out
gluten
Free from
tree nut
sesame
Ingredients
Gado-gado
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2 tsp (10 mL)vegetable oil
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2medium onions, diced
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4cloves garlic, thinly sliced
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2 cups (336 g)mock "chicken" pieces, torn into shreds
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4 cups (400 g)green beans, ends trimmed, cut in half
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1 cup (240 mL)boiling water
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1 cup (200 g)uncooked white rice
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2bell peppers, chopped
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⅓ cup (50 g)sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained, chopped
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Peanut sauce
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½ cup (120 mL)peanut butter
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⅓ cup (80 mL)water
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1clove garlic
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½lime, juiced
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1 tsp (4 g)brown sugar, lightly packed
Directions
- To a large pan on high heat add the oil, onion, and garlic, sautéing for 5 minutes. Add a small splash of water as needed to deglaze the pan.
- Add the mock chicken pieces. Continue to cook until lightly golden, about 5 minutes. Then transfer to a bowl.
- Returning the same pan to the heat, add the green beans and boiling water. Cover with a lid and cook at a gentle simmer for 7 minutes. The steam will cook the beans, even if they are not completely submerged.
- Meanwhile, cook the rice according to the package instructions.
- Add all the ingredients for the peanut sauce to a small food processor and blend until smooth*.
- Returning to the pan with the green beans, add the bell pepper, cover, and cook for another 5 minutes. It's okay if about 1 - 2 Tbsp of water remains at the end but if there is any excess beyond that, drain it.
- Add the onion and mock chicken mixture back into the pan, along with the sun-dried tomatoes, soy sauce, and sambal. Cook until heated through.
- Serve with rice, top with the peanut sauce, and enjoy!
Notes
- * Alternatively, mix all of the ingredients in a bowl, with the garlic crushed in.
Storage
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
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Plate method
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Grains & Starches 23%
• uncooked white rice
Proteins 19%
• mock "chicken" pieces
• peanut butter
Fruits & Veggies 58%
• medium onion
• clove garlic
• green beans
• bell pepper
• sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• clove garlic
• lime
Calcium
No significant sources of calciumFat
• vegetable oil
• sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• peanut butter
Nutrition info
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Discussion & Rating
This is another wonderful surprise recipe for me! I picked this one on a whim, simply because I was looking for something different, and needless to say, I've found another regular rotation! I didn't realize how flavorful simple ingredients could be. I did end up substituting tofu for the mock chicken, browning it in a skillet on its own before cooking anything else, and it turned out great! I sent a photo to my fiancée and she made me promise to add it to our rotation once we're married, so I think this is going to work out perfect!
Can you substitute the peanut for almond butter? And instead of mock meat can I substitute that with potatoes or maybe eggplant?
This was so delicious and will soon be one of your favorite dishes! The dried tomatoes / peanut combination is so odd, yet so great.
When making the peanut sauce it only became really thick almost instantly when turning on the food processor. It basicly became ready to use Dutch Saté sauce which only needs water or (plant based) milk to make it liquid. It tasted great however. I've used a 100% peanut butter so maybe that's the issue...?
I forgot my own recipe, and making it with the cook-alone feature up on the app (soon to be released) was such a breeze! Props to the recipe dev team!
I made this recipe three times now and every time it gets tastier. It's also incredibly filling and keeps me satiated for a long time. This is probably my favorite recipe with green beans 😋
soooooo yum!
This is my favourite recipe of all time! And everyone that I have ever made it loves it too! Absolutely delicious 🤤 5/5!
I love this recipe and continue to come back to it over and over!
Have been using this for years now as the only recipe for beans. Sometimes I add another vegetable, like cauliflower or carrot, if I want to make more. The sauce also works without the brown sugar if you add carrots, as they are a little sweet naturally. My low carb flatmate approves of this with carrots and cauliflower rice.
So good! Love the sun dried tomatoes surprise! I like to add chopped peanuts (raw, unsalted) and cilantro if I have it. I have also swapped broccoli for the green beans a few times - depending on what’s on sale that week - and it turns out great!
This was a great dish, made as directed. So many complementary flavors, all tied together with the amazing sauce. Well done, Robin!
Our all time favs from PUL?
https://www.pickuplimes.com/recipe/bbq-cauliflower-pizza-50 - Who knew hummus could make a great pizza sauce?
and
https://www.pickuplimes.com/recipe/one-pot-creamy-mushroom-pasta-98 - Our first recipe from PUL and it's still a winner. Literally every person we have served this to has raved about it!
One of my favourite PUL recipes, I absolutely love the peanut sauce/sundried tomato combination! Will definitely be making it again and again. Thanks Robin! :)
So delicious and easy! Made this a few times already and thought it was about time to leave a comment. Yesterday the wife was really impressed saying that it was all "restaurant quality". Thanks for a great recipe that really adds to my repertoire!
The Gado Gado! Oh what a Staples this dish has become. 2 years ago I found Pickuplimes and got incredibly inspired by Sadia. I have copied all the recipes into my recipe book, and so far I have thoroughly enjoyed every single dish! But of all those dishes, this one is perhaps the one I've cooked the most times; also mainly because all the people around me who aren't vegan / vegetarian think this dish is fantastic. Thank you Sadia for your delicious recipes and blogs, and wow, this is the most beautiful and usefull website!!!!
I have already made this three times since discovering PUL this Spring and with different combos of veggies and protein depending on what I have handy. I like how you add some water to steam/help the veggies a bit. The sauce is the game changer for me. I use noodles because the leftovers work so well for a portable lunch the next day. I wish I hadn't just written that because now I am thinking about that container of goodness in the fridge, ha, ha. Thanks PUL, it's such a great dish. Keep up the great work, I love your videos and recipes : )
Hey! I think the plate on your plate method picture does not include any rice,as the dish does.
Good morning Sadia can I use honey instead of sugar my daughter has cancer so can't use sugar but she seems to be ok with honey she has major allergies but your recipes have been great for her plus the mixes have been very good because I know what's in them and it's all natural thank you sooo much for PUL the food is easy to make and delicious to eat the whole house loves them
I love pick up limes recipes but I have to say this was a fail for me. I followed the instructions to add the soy sauce but I feel like it was too much (1/3 cup for 4 servings). I like my food quite salty but this was barely edible because of how salty it was - I had to rinse out the food. I couldn't taste any of the flavors because of how salty it was. I used a soy sauce that isn't too high in salt either. Could you please explain where I went wrong?
So completely awesome! I've made it a couple of times. I'm not able to get the mock chicken meat so I subbed in mushrooms (which I love)🤤😋 I've eaten it over rice or greens or in a soft sandwich bun. I think it would be delicious over noodles or tofu or in a wrap. I never even got the sauce made because it's was so good!
Hi PUL team,
I was planning to cook this recipe yesterday, but forgot to buy peanut butter! But because there is always a "nut" butter available home, I experimented with a quite successful swap: almond butter (white, without the skins). I was amazed by the flavour of this sauce, it was tasting somehow like a salty marzipan!
You may want to try it out, too (in a future recipe or so),
Many greetings from Germany
Angeliki (Greek)
PS: I also used real chicken breast instead of the mock one, but this is only a detail (we are not vegans, but flexitarians, so plant-based with some meat from time to time)
Such a delicious recipe. I’ve made it 3 times now in the past month. Thank you so much for introducing me to so many tasty, interesting vegan recipes.
Finally made this recipe today, the added sun-dried tomatoes gives this meal such a nice flavour, it's delicious! 💚
We have made this dish so many times already and it's so good !!! The sundried tomatoes add an interesting but very delicious touch to this meal :)) i'll definitely be doing this more often in the future !
This new website is PHENOMENAL!!! I made this delicious thing two years ago and came back for the OG recipe today after mixing things up since then. So proud of how far y’all have come 🥰
This is one of my favorite meals! And it was also loved by all dinner guests that have tried it. Yum yum.
I love this recipe, I made it so often in the last two years, and it never dissapoints. Also when I have quest over I like to make it, and everybody always goes for a second portion. I do like to swap the mock chicken for tempeh for variation.
This might be my favorite PUL recipe!!! I can never find mock chicken in the store, so sometimes I sub tofu and sometimes I make it without a protein- it's always tasty. The recipe is fool-proof.
Delicious! Super simple to make and it makes very generous portions. Made it without the mock chicken and it was totally satisfying.
One of my favorite recipes that I’ve made more than once. Very delicious!
This recipe quickly became one of my favorites, and I got my mom addicted to it too!
So tasty! One of my favorites.
The absolute favourite recipe in my family. If we do not know what to cook we cook gado gado😀
All time winner! This recipe is my family's favourite and we make it on a regular basis. Genuinely recommend! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is my go-to recipe for family meals. I've made it so often that I don't need to read the recipe. Jkg.
This is our go to recipe. We love it.
This is the recipe that convinced me to go vegan almost one year ago today! I still make it several times a month and have served it to many of my friends at dinner parties with rave reviews. The combination of soy sauce and sun dried tomatoes is a game changer.
My boyfriends favorite!
This has become a regular on our week menu. easy to make, peanut butter <3, great taste.
We use 'poulettekes' from the vegetarische slager (vegatarian/vegan butcher) for this and it's just a perfect combo with the rest
This meal is so incredible! I made this once, and it has been in my go to meals ever since! Absolutely LOVE it!
This recipe is one of my favourites, I keep it for those hard weeks when I need a hug. I am not vegan but eating this I know I could totally become one!
I love this, I'm doing it from time to time and it's always nice to rediscover. As others have mentioned, the mock chicken can be replaced with for example tofu, I have also tried with both soy and quorn bites which have worked well.
Anything satay and I’m there! This recipe is such a burst of flavour, and the sun dried tomatoes are A MUST!! This ones a really fun recipe for when you’re cooking with multiple people too, there are enough steps to allocate and everyone can get involved :)
delicious and easy to put together - I used tofu, which was great, but I'm going to try it again sometime with the mock chicken!
This recipe is absolutely delicious!! It’s my go to when I’m not sure what I want because it never disappoints. I’ve made this for meal prep a couple times too and it keeps really well(obviously with everything stored separately).
this is so good! the mock chicken in combination with the peanut sauce, so tasty! ^^
This one was amazing, I was not sure how it was going to be but I absolutely loved making this one. I omitted the vegan chicken though and just did it with veggies and it was a crowd-pleaser.
Love this recipe! One of my favorites:)
If I use tofu instead of the mock chicken would you press it and then make separate or would I follow the recipe as written?
Thanks!
And yet another from my top favorite PUL recipes! 🤤 So delicious!
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So good! I make this all the time🙌