Making my own dressings and sauces is always fun for me. I love trying to create flavor combinations and profiles to match the ingredients in the dish I am making. Sometimes it is just that the dish needs a sauce component and other times the sauce or dressing becomes the key component to it all. This particular dressing is the latter type – a big flavor component of whatever you choose to serve it on. This Ginger Peanut Lime Dressing brings together thos classic Vietnamese flavors into a silky dressing that is perfect for salads, wraps or as a dipping sauce.
I want to make the strong case for using an all-natural no sugar added peanut butter for this sauce (and any savory peanut based sauce). It is usually the kind that is a little bit thinner and you have to stir or shack to re-incorporate it. But it is a true peanut butter flavor without the additional sugars and whatever they add to keep it from separating. The all-natural is much easier to mix into a dressing consistency as well. You get a nice silky sauce that pours beautifully.
Some like this type of dressing to have a little more zip or kick to it. I used crushed red pepper flakes, but you could also use a cayenne pepper powder in it’s place. All depends on your own flavor tolerances. I will definitely say that this sauce an handle the extra heat as the lime and peanut really balances things out.
This is the dressing that I used for my Peanut Chicken Salad. It was the perfect accompaniment to the marinated chicken and fresh crunchy veggies. It would be really great with a chicken katsu or crispy chicken tenders. You could also put it on a bahn mi style sandwich!
Now Let’s Get Cookin’!
Ginger Peanut Lime Dressing
Equipment
- 1 Mason Jar w/ lid quart
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup Oil
- ⅓ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- ¼ cup Honey or Date Syrup
- ¼ cup Lime Juice
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- ⅔ cup Peanut Butter natural is best
- 2 tbsp Fresh Ginger fine grated
Instructions
- Add dressing ingredients to a mason jar. Secure lid and shake vigorously to combine. Place in refrigerator and let chill at least 30 minutes before serving.
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Estelle, I’m so happy you shared this. I have been searching for a peanut dressing. I’m so going to try this.
Visiting today from Hearth & Soul #50
Sounds really delicious, a must try!
This sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Hope the rest of your week is awesome!
What a delicious dressing, Estelle. It’s perfect for heartier fall salads, and I would use it as a marinade for chicken and pork as well. Thank you for sharing with Hearth and Soul. I’ll be featuring this post at the September edition of the link party which goes live on Sunday 4 September.