Lalab Platter With Sambal Terasi

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 10 thai chiles
• 3 arbol chili peppers
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon shrimp paste (vegetarian) or 1 tablespoon yellow bean paste (vegetarian)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar or 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 cups cabbage, sliced
• 1 large cucumber, sliced
• 2 cups lettuce, sliced
• 1 cup sour papaya, sliced
• 2 cups green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 cups small tomatoes, quartered
• 1 cup fresh basil, minced
• 2 cups spinach leaves
• 1 green eggplant, thick sliced (small)

Recipe

• 1 put all chili peppers and tomatoes in a blender or a food processor; add in a little bit of water. blend them until they look like juice. heat the frying pan, add in shrimp paste and dry fry for 1 minute. pour in the mixture from the blender/food processor, salt, sugar and lemon juice. stir until the liquid is a bit dry. pour the sambal in a clean jar and keep in the fridge. chill until ready to serve.
• 2 when ready to serve, place bowl in middle of serving platter. fill with sambal terasi along with ladle. around bowl, place vegetables washed in cold water and served raw.