Easy Blender Peanut Sauce | Fresh P

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter is lower in calories and offers a different flavor profile.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Light coconut milk reduces fat while maintaining creaminess.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free while liquid aminos provides a similar flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

Introduce the recipe and explain the principles of taste: hot, sour, sweet, and salty.

Explain that peanut butter is used, but whole roasted peanuts can be blended instead if preferred.

Discuss flexibility in ingredients, mentioning alternatives for hot, sour, sweet, and salty components.

Prepare fresh ingredients: rinse garlic, ginger, and lime leaves without peeling them.

Scoop out 3/4 cup of peanut butter into the blender.

Add enough vinegar and lime juice to make it slightly sour, typically a couple tablespoons.

Add palm sugar, noting that it comes in various shapes and sizes; suggest melting it with water if needed.

Add soy sauce, starting with a teaspoon due to its saltiness.

Add Thai chilies, seeds included, for heat.

Blend the mixture until smooth, adjusting the consistency with water if necessary.

Taste the sauce and adjust flavors as needed, adding more vinegar or lime juice for tanginess if using as a dressing.

Pour half of the sauce into a container for later use and add fresh lemon juice and cilantro to the remaining sauce for immediate use.

Discuss storage and usage options for the sauce, including as a dressing or dip.

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