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With just 5 ingredients, this is only peanut sauce you’ll ever need when dressing salads, dipping spring rolls, jazzing up satay, and more.
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Lime brings bright acidity to this dressing, working to cut the richness of the peanut butter, while soy sauce adds a much-needed savory element.
You’ll need only 5 ingredients to make this Peanut Dressing-Dipping Sauce Duo!
Thin it out with water, or more lime if you can handle it, if your peanut butter’s on the less runny side.
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Peanut dressing uses & recipes
Make it the star of a veggie platter–Asian or otherwise! For a thicker peanut sauce, reduce the amount of hot water you choose.
![peanut sauce example with vegetables](https://steamykitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Miso-Peanut-Sauce-Recipe-0213-640x427.jpg)
Drizzle peanut dressing over this our Rice Noodle Buddha Bowl
Enjoy it alongside refreshing Vietnamese Spring Rolls, or even–get this–Summer Rolls! A dipping sauce for all seasons.
This fabulous Vegetarian Soba Noodle Recipe
Or, for meat-lovers: Chef John’s Beef Satay
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Peanut butter and lime juice head up this easy 6-ingredient peanut dressing that doubles as a dipping sauce.
Keyword:
asian salad dressing
Servings: 8
Calories: 104 kcal
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1/2
cup
peanut butter -
1
clove
garlic
minced - Juice of 1 lime
-
3
tablespoons
hot water -
2
tablespoons
soy sauce -
1
tablespoon
brown sugar
-
Add all ingredients to a Mason jar, close lid, and shake vigorously to combine. Add more water for a thinner texture if desired. Refrigerate and use within 2-4 days.
Calorie estimate assumes about 1 3/4 tablespoons sauce per serving.
Nutrition Facts
The Best Peanut Sauce Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 104
Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Sodium 326mg14%
Potassium 114mg3%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 7mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.