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bowl of thai peanut sauce with a wooden spoon in it and tips of chopsticks in the background

PEANUT SAUCE RECIPE

This All Purpose Thai Peanut Sauce is SO good, you're gonna wanna put this sh*t on everything!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 Cup

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Peanut Butter
  • 3 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Rice Vinegar
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • 1 thumb-sized piece Ginger
  • 1 tbsp Honey or Maple Syrup
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1-3 tbsp Sambal Oelek or Sriracha depending on spice preference
  • 2 tsp Sesame Oil
  • Chopped Peanuts for garnish (optional)
  • 1-4 tbsp Water* only if needed, see notes

Instructions

  • Add all the ingredients to the base of a food processor.
    food processor with peanut butter, garlic, ginger, sambal oelek, soy sauce, sesame oil
  • Blend until well combined and super creamy (scrape down the sides of the food processor and blend again, if needed). See recipe notes for what to do if your peanut sauce is too thick. Enjoy!
    base of a food processor with a creamy peanut butter sauce, small rubber spatula inside

Notes

If you want to thin out your sauce or to make a salad dressing, start by adding 1 tbsp of water at a time, until you reach your desired consistency. I didn't add any to mine.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Batch | Calories: 958kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 74g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Monounsaturated Fat: 36g | Sodium: 3917mg | Potassium: 918mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 29IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 4mg
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