This is a mild and slightly sweet Thai peanut sauce, perfect for kids who love peanut butter. For a spicier version, add extra red pepper flakes or even fresh diced chilies. For a traditional Indonesian-style peanut satay sauce, top it off with crispy fried shallots. Adding sweet chili sauce into sweet peanut sauces, such as this one, or a bit of red curry paste gives the sauce a different depth of flavor, rich and bold.
Peanut sauce is incredibly versatile, great over pasta or noodles, it can be used as a dip for veggies, as a salad dressing with some additional liquid to thin it out, or over tofu or tempeh for a decadent vegan treat. This Thai peanut sauce with a ginger recipe is both vegetarian and vegan, and, if you swap out the soy sauce for tamari or nama shoyu, it is completely gluten free as well.
Ingredients
Steps to Make It
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Gather the ingredients.
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Soften peanut butter in a small pot over very low heat. Stir frequently so peanut butter doesn't burn.
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Once peanut butter is very soft, whisk in water, soy sauce, lime juice, ginger, brown sugar, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes.
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Stir until everything is well-combined, then taste and add additional salt to your liking.
Tips
- This gingery Thai peanut sauce can be used to make baked tofu in Thai peanut sauce or instead of mayonnaise in a flavorful vegan pumpkin seed coleslaw.
- Add it to just about any kind of tofu and vegetable stir-fry, or thin it out a bit to make a Thai peanut sauce salad dressing.
Nutrition Facts (per serving) | |
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149 | Calories |
11g | Fat |
12g | Carbs |
6g | Protein |
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings: 4 | |
Amount per serving | |
Calories | 149 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 11g | 14% |
Saturated Fat 2g | 10% |
Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
Sodium 620mg | 27% |
Total Carbohydrate 12g | 4% |
Dietary Fiber 3g | 10% |
Total Sugars 3g | |
Protein 6g | |
Vitamin C 15mg | 75% |
Calcium 33mg | 3% |
Iron 1mg | 5% |
Potassium 225mg | 5% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |
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