Description
A creamy, savory-sweet Thai peanut sauce that comes together in minutes. Perfect as a dressing, dip, or sauce for noodles, tofu, and stir-fries.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup peanut butter (made with just peanuts + salt)
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce or tamari
- 1–2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup warm water to thin (or more as needed)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 small cloves garlic (finely minced)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/4–1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Finely mince the garlic using a knife or garlic press and add it to a mixing bowl.
- Add peanut butter, soy sauce or tamari, maple syrup, sesame oil, rice vinegar, ground ginger, lime juice, and red pepper flakes to the bowl.
- Whisk everything together until smooth and well combined.
- Gradually add warm water, starting with 1/2 cup, whisking continuously until the desired consistency is reached.
- Taste and adjust seasoning as needed, adding more soy sauce, maple syrup, or red pepper flakes to suit your preference.
- Serve as a sauce, dip, or dressing with your favorite dishes.
Notes
- Add more water for a thinner dressing or less for a thicker dipping sauce.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- If the sauce thickens after chilling, stir in a bit of warm water to loosen.
- Great with noodles, tofu, tempeh, chicken, or stir-fried vegetables.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 720 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 60 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 48 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
