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Easy Peanut Sauce

April 17, 2018 By Kaitlin McGinn 9 Comments

Our favorite Thai-inspired easy peanut sauce with garlic, ginger, and a little sweetness! Only 6 simple ingredients, 10 minutes to make, and super versatile. (Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free.)

Small glass jar filled with creamy Thai Peanut Sauce

I can’t contain my excitement for this sauce. It’s got garlic, ginger, and yummy tangy sweetness. All swirled into a luscious peanut butter base. And it’s super easy. Only 6 ingredients and (less than) 10 minutes to make!

Ingredients in separate bowls for Thai Peanut Sauce

Ingredients for Peanut Sauce

  • Peanut butter (I use creamy, natural)
  • Brown sugar or maple syrup for sweetness
  • Tamari
  • Fresh lemon or lime juice
  • Garlic & ginger
  • Hot water to thin to desired consistency
Peanut dressing being poured on ingredients for Thai Quinoa Salad

Recipes with Peanut Sauce

Plus I love the flexibility of this tasty sauce! There are so many ways to make it and enjoy it:

  • Fresh Thai Quinoa Salad (pictured above)
  • Easy Peanut Noodles (pictured below)
  • As a dipping sauce for spring rolls or Baked Tofu
  • A rich sauce for vegetable stir fry
  • Or thin it out for a super flavorful salad dressing

It’s truly one of my all-time favorite recipes. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Come join The Garden Grazer on Instagram and share a photo if you make it. (Also please leave a review & star rating below if you give it a try. Your feedback is greatly appreciated – thank you!)

Easy Asian-inspired Peanut Noodles in a bowl with fork
Small glass jar filled with creamy Thai Peanut Sauce
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4.88 from 8 votes

Easy Peanut Sauce

Our favorite Thai-inspired peanut sauce with garlic, ginger, and a little sweetness! Only 6 simple ingredients and super versatile.
Author: Kaitlin – The Garden Grazer
Prep Time:10 minutes
Total Time:10 minutes
Category: Sauce
Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Vegan
Servings:4 (1/3 cup servings)

Ingredients

US Customary – Metric
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter (I use creamy, natural)
  • 2 Tbsp. brown sugar or maple syrup (more/less to taste)
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. tamari (or soy sauce)
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon or lime juice
  • 1-2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp. fresh grated ginger (more/less to taste)
  • Hot water to thin to desired consistency
  • Optional: red pepper flakes

Instructions

  • Mince garlic and grate ginger. (I use a microplane grater for ginger.)
  • In a mixing bowl, add all ingredients except water.
  • Heat about 3/4 cup of water to just under boiling. (I love our tea kettle with thermometer.)
  • Add water a couple tablespoons at a time, slowly whisking and working the mixture together.
  • Continue adding water and whisking until sauce reaches your desired consistency. (I usually end up adding roughly 1/2 cup hot water.)
  • Salt to taste if desired or adjust flavors as needed; more tamari for saltiness, more sweetener, garlic, ginger, or fresh lemon/lime juice.
  • Play around with the measurements to find the taste you love!

Notes

Recipe yields about 1 1/3 cup sauce. Made gluten-free with tamari.
For easier whisking, you can microwave/warm peanut butter for a few seconds before adding to bowl.
To create a salad dressing, simply add a bit more water to thin it out to desired consistency.
Inspired by The Spruce

Nutrition Per Serving (estimate)

Calories: 217kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Potassium: 238mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
Did you make this recipe?Tag @thegardengrazer on Instagram and hashtag it #thegardengrazer. I love seeing your recreations!
easy peanut sauce photo collage

Filed Under: Asian-Inspired, Gluten-Free, Recipe, Sauce/Seasoning, Vegan, WFPBNO Tagged With: garlic, ginger, peanut butter, peanut sauce, sauce, thai

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Connie

    April 18, 2018 at 11:11 pm

    am definitely making this!!!

    Reply
    • Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer

      April 24, 2018 at 5:17 pm

      So great! Hope you enjoy, Connie!

      Reply
  2. BLD in MT

    April 19, 2018 at 6:54 pm

    Mmmmmmmm, peanut sauce!!! I love how easy it is and how satisfying! I haven't tried it as a salad dressing yet though! Sounds perfect.

    Reply
    • Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer

      April 24, 2018 at 5:15 pm

      Thanks so much! (PS – just checked out your blog, love your photos! Where in Montana are you located?)

      Reply
    • BLD in MT

      April 24, 2018 at 5:18 pm

      Southcentral MT–in Billings!

      Reply
  3. Julie

    March 22, 2019 at 6:40 am

    I am not gluten free but have friends and relatives with celiacs disease…you must be very careful to read the labels of tamari and soy sauce as they are not all gluten free.

    Reply
    • Kaitlin McGinn

      March 22, 2019 at 1:34 pm

      Hi Julie – absolutely. Thank you for sharing 🙂

      Reply
  4. Natasha

    July 30, 2019 at 3:22 pm

    Love it! Make it all the time now5 stars

    Reply
    • Kaitlin McGinn

      September 16, 2019 at 9:35 am

      Yay! So happy to hear this Natasha! Thrilled you’re enjoying – thanks for the kind feedback 🙂 Wishing you a most beautiful week! -Kaitlin

      Reply

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