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Peanut Salad Dressing

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Make this peanut salad dressing in five minutes with kitchen-staple ingredients. It's full of flavor and delicious on crunchy salads and coleslaws. You can also use this versatile salad dressing as a marinade, dip, or stir fry sauce.

If you love savory peanut butter recipes, make sure to check out our peanut butter chicken and our sweet potato noodle stir fry with peanut lime sauce.

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Peanut Salad Dressing

If you're a peanut lover, this salad dressing is for you!

It's a healthy salad dressing that gets its creaminess from peanut butter so it is 100% dairy-free.

Lime juice, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and sesame oil give it a flavor that is reminiscent of a Thai peanut salad dressing.

We love it poured over crunchy greens or coleslaw, but it is every bit as delicious used as a dip for chicken or tofu.

Peanut dressing poured over top of salad in a bowl.

How long does this dressing last?

This salad dressing will keep well for at least one week in the fridge. Note that it will thicken when it's cold. Don't worry, mix in a little water and it will return to a deliciously pourable salad dressing.

What to serve with a peanut salad

Peanut dressing brings an Asian vibe to the dinner table. We love serving this with our garlic ginger chicken. A few other recipes that go well are:

  • Soy Sauce Chicken
  • Honey Garlic Chicken
  • Slow Baked Asian Salmon
  • Coconut Milk Braised Chicken

More ways to use peanut dressing

This is a versatile recipe that can be used as a sauce, dip, or marinade. Here are a few options:

  • As a marinade for chicken or tofu.
  • A dip for veggies.
  • Or a spring roll dip.
  • A sate sauce for your roast chicken or vegetables.
  • Mix it into some rice.
  • Pour it over just about anything on your plate.
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Peanut Salad Dressing Recipe

Prep: 5 minutes mins
Cook: 0 minutes mins
Total: 5 minutes mins
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Make this peanut salad dressing in five minutes with kitchen-staple ingredients. It's full of flavor and delicious on crunchy salads and coleslaws. You can also use this versatile salad dressing as a marinade, dip, or stir fry sauce.Ā 
1 ā…“ cups

Ingredients

  • ½ cup smooth all-natural peanut butter
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon ginger (finely minced)
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • 2 cloves garlic (finely minced)
  • ¼ – ½ cup water (see notes)
  • Sea salt (to taste)

Instructions 

  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, and garlic. Thin with the water, starting with ¼ cup. (see notes.)
    ½ cup smooth all-natural peanut butter, ¼ cup lime juice, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon ginger, 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil, 2 cloves garlic, ¼ – ½ cup water
  • Taste and add salt if needed.Ā 
    Sea salt

Notes

  • The amount of water you'll need to add will depend on how thick your peanut butter is and how thick or thin you'd like the dressing to be. If you're using it as a dip, you may not want to add any water.Ā 
  • This salad dressing will thicken a little in the fridge. Mix in some water to thin it, if needed.
  • This is not a sweet salad dressing. If you'd like, you can add a little maple syrup or honey to sweeten it.Ā 

Nutrition

Serving: 1 tablespoon, Calories: 41kcal (2%), Carbohydrates: 2g (1%), Protein: 2g (4%), Fat: 3g (5%), Saturated Fat: 1g (6%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Sodium: 76mg (3%), Potassium: 48mg (1%), Fiber: 1g (4%), Sugar: 1g (1%), Vitamin A: 1IU, Vitamin C: 1mg (1%), Calcium: 4mg, Iron: 1mg (6%)
Ā© Author Kristen Stevens

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Posted: 07/24/2020 Updated: 05/15/2023
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