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Chapter Three

Salads

I love how Indonesian salads dispel any misconceptions about salads

being boring. Indonesian salads are fearless in their combinations of
fresh vegetables, fruits, seafood, and poultry— not to mention incredibly

diverse in dressings. Tropical Fruit Salad with Palm Sugar Dressing
(page 58) is a countrywide favorite; so much so that everybody from five

star hotels to roadside stalls offers their unique versions of this sweet and

sour salad. From the former Dutch influence, many Indonesian salad
dressings have creamy textures and flavors, adding yet another

dimension to the already vast array of ingredients found in Indonesia.