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.)

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 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

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 Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
- 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
Nutrition Per Serving (estimate)

am definitely making this!!!
So great! Hope you enjoy, Connie!
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.
Thanks so much! (PS – just checked out your blog, love your photos! Where in Montana are you located?)
Southcentral MT–in Billings!
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.
Hi Julie – absolutely. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Love it! Make it all the time now
Yay! So happy to hear this Natasha! Thrilled you’re enjoying – thanks for the kind feedback 🙂 Wishing you a most beautiful week! -Kaitlin