With just 5 ingredients + water, this is only peanut sauce you’ll ever need when dressing salads, dipping spring rolls, jazzing up satay, and more.

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 Vietnamese Peanut Sauce

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 use.

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

Vietnamese Peanut Sauce Recipe

Use this Vietnamese Peanut Sauce as a drizzle on your Buddha Bowls, or as a dipping sauce for Summer Rolls.

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Prep Time 3 minutes mins

Course sauce

Cuisine Asian, Vietnamese

Servings 8

Calories 104 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 lime juiced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons hot water

Instructions

 

• To use this recipes as dipping sauce, place all ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.
• To use this recipe as a Buddha Bowl sauce or salad dressing, increase the water to 6 tablespoons. Add all ingredients to a mason jar, secure with a lid and shake vigorously until combined.
• Store extra sauce in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Notes

Calorie estimate assumes about 1 3/4 tablespoons sauce per serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 104kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 326mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg

Keyword buddha bowl, buddhabowl, dipping sauce

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