Our favorite Thai 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. It’s got ginger. It’s got yummy tangy sweetness. All swirled into a luscious, creamy peanut butter base. And it’s EASY. Only 6 ingredients and less than 10 minutes!
I especially love the flexibility. There are countless ways to make it & use it. For dipping spring rolls or baked tofu, vegetable stir-fries, tempeh/tofu dishes, Thai noodles, or poured over this Fresh Thai Quinoa Salad (pictured below). You can even thin it out with more water to make a super flavorful salad dressing.
Play around with different flavors that suit your palette! It’s a fun recipe to tinker with. I’d love to hear what combos you find – enjoy!
Thai Peanut Sauce
Our favorite Thai peanut sauce with garlic, ginger, and a little sweetness! Only 6 simple ingredients and super versatile. (Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free.)
Prep Time:8 minutes
Total Time:8 minutes
Servings:4
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 to taste)
- Hot water to thin to desired consistency
- Optional: red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Mince garlic and grate ginger. (I use this 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: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Potassium: 237mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin C: 3.8% | Calcium: 2.2% | Iron: 4.1%
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am definitely making this!!!
Woohoo! Hope you love it Connie 🙂 Wishing you a beautiful week! -Kaitlin
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 – I appreciate you pointing this out for people to ensure a certified GF tamari if needed. Thanks very much for sharing 🙂