Easy Peanut Sauce

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!)

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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

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