Easy Peanut Sauce

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

I cannot contain my excitement for this Thai-style peanut sauce recipe. It is one of my favorites and has such delicious flavor.

It combines garlic, ginger, and tangy sweetness. All swirled into a luscious peanut butter base.

Plus it is easy to make with only 6 ingredients and (less than) 10 minutes prep time.

Ingredients for Thai Peanut Sauce

For this recipe you will whisk together in a bowl:

• Peanut butter: I use creamy and natural. (If peanuts are an issue, I suspect you could substitute it with a different nut butter or seed butter, but I have not tested this.)
• Brown sugar or maple syrup: Use pure maple syrup for a refined sugar-free option.
• Tamari: Or soy sauce or coconut aminos. I use tamari for gluten-free.
• Fresh lemon juice or lime juice
• Garlic cloves
• Fresh ginger
• Hot water: To thin to desired consistency.

You can also make it spicy with red pepper flakes or sriracha sauce to taste.

Ways to Use

This recipe is very flexible. There are so many ways to make it and enjoy it:

• Thai-Style Quinoa Salad (pictured above)
• On noodle dishes like Easy Peanut Noodles (pictured below)
• As a dipping sauce for fresh veggie spring rolls
• On protein like tempeh or Baked Tofu
• A rich sauce for stir fry with vegetables
• Thin it out for a flavorful salad dressing (to use on an Asian-Style Chopped Salad)

Storing

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. We find they keep for about 4-5 days.

For more inspiration, also browse all sauce + seasoning recipes.

Easy Peanut Sauce

Our favorite Thai-style peanut sauce with garlic, ginger, and a little sweetness! Only 6 simple ingredients and super versatile.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Author: Kaitlin - The Garden Grazer

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Thai-Inspired, Vegan

Servings: 4 (1/3 cup servings)

US CustomaryMetric

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.
• 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 about 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.

Notes

Recipe yields about 1 1/3 cup sauce.

For gluten-free: Use tamari.

Peanut butter: For easier whisking, microwave/warm the peanut butter for a few seconds before adding to bowl.

For salad dressing: Simply add 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 | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Potassium: 253mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg

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