Vegetable Crudités Dipped in Sambal

Lalapan is a Sundanese salad that comprises an assortment of raw and cooked vegetables usually served with sambal terasi. It is a unique Indonesian dining experience and an easy way to include vegetables in a meal. Lalapan often accompanies fried or grilled meat and seafood dishes and acts as a palate cleanser to counter the richness of a meal. For Julia and many Indonesians, lalapan makes a meal complete.

There are no hard-and-fast rules for which vegetables and sa