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

For this recipe you will need:

• Peanut butter (I use creamy, natural)
• Brown sugar or maple syrup (for sweetness)
• Tamari (or soy sauce)
• Fresh lemon or lime juice
• Garlic
• Fresh ginger
• Hot water (to thin to desired consistency)

How to Use This Sauce

I love the flexibility of this recipe! So many ways to make it and enjoy it:

• Thai-Style 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 flavorful salad dressing (which could be used on something like this Asian-Style Chopped Salad)

Easy Peanut Sauce

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

4.88 from 8 votes

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Author: Kaitlin - The Garden Grazer

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Vegan

Servings: 4 (1/3 cup servings)

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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 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.

Notes

Recipe yields about 1 1/3 cup sauce.

Made gluten-free with tamari.

For easier whisking, you can microwave/warm the 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: 217kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 9gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 3gPotassium: 238mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg

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