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Sumatra salad

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Ingredients:
SALAD
1 lbsTrimmed Fresh Green Beans
2 cupShredded Cabbage
2 largeCarrots, Cut Into Julienne
1 Cucumber, Cut Diagonally
- Into ?Inch Slices
1 cupBean Sprouts
8 ozTofu, Cut Into ?Inch
- Cubes
DRESSING
1/3 cupSmooth Peanut Butter
1/3 cupWater
2 tbspFresh Lemon Juice
1 1/4 tspTabasco Pepper Sauce
1/2 tspSalt
1 Clove Garlic, Cut In Half
1 Piece Lemon Zest, About 1"
1/4 cupVanilla Yogurt
Procedures:
1This simple but rather exotic composed salad marries crisp fresh vegetables and smooth tofu with a spicy peanut dressing for an unusual indonesian inspired taste.
2~--------------------------------------------------------------------- ~-- steam the beans, cabbage and carrots for 2 to 3 minutes, or until tender-crisp, and cool.
3Arrange the cooked vegetables, cucumber, sprouts and tofu on a serving platter.
4In a small saucepan, mix the peanut butter, water, lemon juice, tabasco sauce, salt, garlic and lemon peel; stir over low heat until smooth.
5Remove from the heat and discard the garlic and lemon zest.
6Stir in the yogurt.
7Serve the dressing warm over the salad.
8Lagniappe - one-quarter teaspoon of tabasco sauce perks up any salad dressing.
9Use more for a spicier taste