Yummy Asian Peanut Sauce

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter is lower in calories and sunflower seed butter is nut-free.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: coconut aminos

Tamari is gluten-free and coconut aminos is lower in sodium.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Maple syrup is less processed and agave syrup is often cheaper.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier and vegetable oil is a cost-effective option.

Heat a pan on medium to high heat and add one can of organic coconut milk.

Add 3/4 cup of peanut butter to the coconut milk.

Stir until the peanut butter melts into the coconut milk.

Add 1/2 cup of coconut aminos instead of soy sauce.

Add 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar.

Add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil.

Add 1 tablespoon of lime juice.

Add 1 clove of garlic (about 1 tablespoon) and 1 tablespoon of freshly grated ginger.

Add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper and stir.

Let the mixture simmer while stirring until it thickens.

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