Peanut-lime dressing
5 min · 3 g protein · 42 cals / serving
Sweet, salty, sour and a little spicy: a pourable Thai-style peanut dressing with lots of lime, fresh ginger and garlic, a splash of fish sauce and a kick of sriracha. Real peanut butter for the roasted flavor, powdered peanut butter for body.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tbsp peanut butter, natural, unsweetened
- 5 tbsp powdered peanut butter
- 3 tbsp lime juice, about 2 limes
- 4 tsp reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp ginger, finely grated
- 1 clove garlic, finely grated
- 1 tsp sriracha hot sauce
- 6 tbsp water, warm
Steps
- Whisk the peanut butter, powdered peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, honey, ginger, garlic and sriracha together in a bowl into a thick paste.
- Whisk in the warm water a little at a time until smooth and pourable. Taste: more lime for sour, more sriracha for heat. Keeps 5 days in the fridge; it thickens when cold, so whisk in a splash of warm water before using.
Good to know
What do I serve it with?
Crunchy cabbage slaws and noodle salads, chicken or tofu grain bowls, and fresh spring rolls for dipping. Thick, it is a satay sauce for grilled skewers.
Can I make it vegan?
Swap the fish sauce for another teaspoon of soy sauce and the honey for maple syrup; it's about the same score.
Per
- Calories
- 142
- Protein
- (26%)
- 9 g
- Fat
- (41%)
- 7 g
- Carbohydrates
- (33%)
- 13 g
- of which sugar
- 6 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 610 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 334 kcal goes into the pot and 237 g of ingredients comes out as about 235 g of food: 142 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.