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Epic Peanut Sauce
This peanut sauce is EPIC! You'll need 8 pantry ingredients and come together in just 5 minutes. The sauce is perfect to be served in so many ways, salad dressing, drizzling over Asian dishes, as a marinade, or as a dipping sauce.
Prep Time
7 mins
Total Time
7 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 161 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- ½ cup natural peanut butter unsweetened
- ⅓ cup soy sauce low sodium (use tamari or coconut aminos for vegan version)
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil (toasted sesame oil is better than untoasted)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoons red chili paste use sambal oelek for a traditional Thai taste
- 1 ½ teaspoon ginger grated
- 2 medium sized garlic cloves grated
- Water or coconut milk or coconut water to adjust the consistency of the sauce
Instructions
- In a bowl add peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and honey.
- Grate ginger and garlic into the bowl.
- Whisk until everything comes together.The sauce initially will be thick in consistency. You need to bring it to drizzle-able consistency. Add water or coconut water or coconut milk as required to thin down the sauce and make it drizzle-able.Cook’s Tip: The consistency of the sauce can be adjusted according to how you want to use it. Drizzle-able salad dressing can be an in-pourable consistency. For dipping purposes, keep the sauce consistency slightly thick. It works great for dipping spring rolls, vegetables, or chicken satay!
- Serve sauce as a dip for vegetable sticks, spring rolls, or chicken satay. Drizzle it over salads bowls, and lettuce wraps. You can use this sauce as a marinade for tofu or tempeh.
- Leftover sauce can be stored in the fridge for about a week.
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Notes
- Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
- Use natural unsweetened peanut butter and low-sodium soy sauce for best results.
- Do not use garlic or ginger powder in place of fresh ingredients. Nothing can be compared to the taste fresh ingredients give. Use only freshly grated ginger and garlic.
- To make spicy sauce, increase sambal oelek (red chili paste) in the recipe.
- To make it close to Thai sauce use coconut milk and sambal oelek in place of water and regular red chili paste.
- Adjust the consistency of the sauce as desired. Make it drizzle-able for salads or dressings. Make it a little thick for dipping purposes.
Nutrition Information
Serving
6servings
Calories
161kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Sodium
814mg
(34%)
Potassium
176mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
11IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 161
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 6servings | |
| Calories | 161kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Sodium | 814mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 176mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 11IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.