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    Easy Everyday Thai Peanut Sauce in Less than 10 Minutes

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    By Alisa Fleming on August 16, 2015 Alisa's Recipes, Condiments and Salad Dressings, Dairy-Free Recipes, Sauces

    We all have those fall-back meals, those comfort foods, those simple, flexible recipes that we make on the fly for an easy dinner. For me, most of those dinners are Asian-influenced, and a few involve peanut sauce. How I make it varies on our cravings and other components of the meal, but this version is what I refer to as our go-to Thai Peanut Sauce.

    Easy Everyday Thai Peanut Sauce - It's not "authentic" but it is that go-to, delicious, versatile, 10-minute recipe that uses easy-to-find ingredients for quick, flavorful meals. Naturally dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan and paleo optional.

    Dairy-Free Thai Peanut Sauce made with Everyday Ingredients

    I’m quite sure this Thai peanut sauce isn’t authentic, but it also doesn’t require any specialty ingredients – just simple pantry ingredients that you likely keep on hand and some fresh limes. But it is delicious and the flavor is definitely Asian influenced.

    I use lite canned coconut milk, which is richer than coconut milk beverage, but much lighter than full-fat canned coconut milk. It’s the perfect consistency, and usually sold in Asian food section of most supermarkets. I also use San-J Wheat-Free Tamari, Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter (or Almond Butter if we’re feeling fancy), local honey, and spices from Simply Organic (my favorite!).

    Easy Everyday Thai Peanut Sauce - It's not "authentic" but it is that go-to, delicious, versatile, 10-minute recipe that uses easy-to-find ingredients for quick, flavorful meals. Naturally dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan and paleo optional.

    Suggestions for Serving Thai Peanut Sauce

    Pictured here is a simple dish of rice, steamed sweet potatoes and spinach, topped with the Thai peanut sauce. I enjoyed this for a light lunch.

    But this 10-minute Thai peanut sauce is amazing with most leafy greens, broccoli, bok choy, bell peppers, cauliflower, parsnips … I could go on. You can serve it over rice noodles, brown rice, quinoa, or cauliflower-rice and optionally pair it with a neutral protein, chicken, pork or tempeh (for vegan). It is a fantastic addition to basic bowl meals.

    Easy Everyday Thai Peanut Sauce - It's not "authentic" but it is that go-to, delicious, versatile, 10-minute recipe that uses easy-to-find ingredients for quick, flavorful meals. Naturally dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan and paleo optional.This post was originally sponsored by So Delicious Dairy Free, but they discontinued the product we used. The recipe has been updated.

    Special Diet Notes: Easy Thai Peanut Sauce

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, optionally gluten-free, optionally grain-free, tree nut-free, optionally vegan / plant-based, and vegetarian.

    For peanut-free Thai peanut sauce (yes, you read that correctly), use creamy unsweetened sunflower seed butter or almond butter in place of the peanut butter. It will change the taste slightly, but is still versatile and delicious.

    For soy-free Thai peanut sauce, you can substitute coconut aminos for the soy sauce. Coconut aminos are definitely not a true sub for soy sauce – the flavor is a bit different and it has less salt – so I recommend taste testing and adjusting the sweetness and saltiness of the recipe to taste if using coconut aminos.

    For paleo, use both the peanut-free and soy-free options.

    Easy Everyday Thai Peanut Sauce
     
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    Prep time
    5 mins
    Cook time
    3 mins
    Total time
    8 mins
     
    Serve this quick and easy sauce with steamed, roasted or stir-fried vegetables, over rice, rice noodles or quinoa, and accompanied with your protein of choice - whether it be sauteed tofu, tempeh, chicken or pork.
    Author: Alisa Fleming
    Recipe type: Sauce
    Cuisine: Thailand
    Serves: 4 servings
    Ingredients
    • ½ cup lite canned coconut milk
    • ¼ to ⅓ cup unsalted or lightly salted creamy peanut butter
    • ¼ cup fresh-squeezed lime juice
    • 3 tablespoons honey or agave nectar (can sub maple syrup)
    • 2 tablespoons soy sauce or wheat-free tamari (for gluten-free)
    • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
    • ⅛ teaspoon powdered ginger
    Instructions
    1. Place all ingredients in your blender and puree until smooth.
    2. Pour the mixture into a saucepan, and heat over medium heat, while whisking, until it thickens to your desired consistency ~ this takes about 3 minutes for a thick sauce.
    3. Serve warm. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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    2. Rebecca on August 22, 2015 8:58 am

      My favourite go to meal would have to be a fresh and simple omelette… Filled with mushrooms, sweet potato and capsicum, and topped with choped avocado! So easy, so quick, so delicious!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 24, 2015 11:52 am

        That sounds delicious Rebecca!

        Reply
    3. kris on August 22, 2015 5:28 am

      I always keep potatoes that I cook in my Instant Pot in the fridge. So my quick meal is to cook some Kale, then top my potatoes with Kale and Janes Esselstyn’s 3-2-1 dressing.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 24, 2015 11:52 am

        Sounds like simple bliss 🙂

        Reply
    4. Clay on August 19, 2015 7:26 pm

      My go-to sauce is definitely pesto! Pesto goes perfectly with ANYTHING (pasta, chicken, even rice!!)

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 20, 2015 10:56 am

        Agreed, pesto is perfect on darn near anything!

        Reply
    5. Claire on August 19, 2015 7:25 pm

      My ALL-TIME FAVORITE sauce would have to be Thai coconut curry sauce – I can’t live without it! So creamy and delicious <3

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 20, 2015 10:57 am

        I’m a big fan of anything Thai!

        Reply
    6. Kj on August 19, 2015 6:17 pm

      I love Thai peanut sauce and salad rolls! Yum my kids will love this?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 20, 2015 10:57 am

        I hope you get the chance to enjoy Kj!

        Reply
    7. Claire T on August 19, 2015 3:09 pm

      This looks delicious. I have a few other favorite sauces, including a cashew-based cream sauce and a lemon-tahini dressing. But what I do most frequently is pesto, using whatever nut or seed and fresh herbs i have on hand.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 20, 2015 10:59 am

        Mmmm, those all sound delicious!

        Reply
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