Creamy & Healthy Thai Peanut Salad Dressing

Make your salad’s irresistible with my Healthy Thai Peanut Salad Dressing recipe!

Hi guys!

I have a soft spot for any restaurant that offers a Thai or Asian style dressing with any sort of salad or dish.  I’ll order it anytime I see it.  There is a local Vietnamese restaurant that has a perfect version along with those tasty spring rolls in rice paper.  I’ve had secret urges to slurp the entire little container of sauce they give you… it’s that good.

I thought that making this sauce would be super complicated and not worth the effort but after some trial and error I came up with a combination that is not only totally slurp-worthy BUT surprisingly easy to whip up.  It was too good not to share.  I know some of you have to love that sauce too!

Why You’ll love this Healthy Thai Peanut Salad Dressing recipe…

What’s so great about this homemade version of the super yummy sauce is you can control the ingredients!  It uses a lot of staples you probably already have at home like garlic, peanut butter, soy sauce and sesame oil.

The one thing you’ll need special is ginger!  You could totally mince up fresh ginger but I love a good shortcut and tried the already minced tube of ginger in the produce section.  It’s kind of like the preminced garlic.  It worked like a charm and was SO much easier to manage.  AND now I have an entire tube in my fridge for when I want to make this again.

The flavor in this is smooth, creamy and perfectly salty.  I added the juice from lime to give it a burst of freshness and flavor.  It’s unexpected and so delicious.

What’s in this Healthy Thai Peanut Salad Dressing recipe?

All sorts of yummy and easy to find ingredients!

• Minced Garlic
• Minced Ginger
• Creamy Peanut Butter
• Soy Sauce
• Rice Vinegar
• Sesame Oil
• Honey

If you want to make this recipe vegan try using agave nector instead of honey!  I think it needs just a touch of sweetness to get the right flavor.

How to make this healthy salad dressing…

1. Put all ingredients into your food processor.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Add more water until you get the right consistency.

What is this Healthy Thai Peanut Salad Dressing recipe good with?

This healthy salad dressing is perfect with any type of salad!  It’s also tasty on noodle dishes and as a dipping sauce for veggies.  If you are feeling extra fancy you could even make those pretty shrimp spring rolls like the Vietnamese restaurants.

I put together a super tasty noodle salad with this recipe that I’m going to share with you guys next week.

I love this salad dressing and hope you will give it a try.  As always, let me know what you think in the comments below.

Love homemade salad dressings?  Also, try…

• Healthy Greek Salad Dressing
• Healthy Avocado Lime Dressing
• Healthy Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing
• Homemade Lemon Tahini Dressing
• Healthy Greek Yogurt Chipolte Lime Ranch

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Healthy Thai Peanut Salad Dressing recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Total Time

10 mins

 

This Healthy Thai Peanut Salad Dressing recipe is creamy, easy to make and perfect on salads!

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American, Asian

Keyword: Healthy Thai Peanut Salad Dressing recipe

Servings: 6

Calories: 40 kcal

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 lime juiced
• 1 tablespoon honey *
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

1. Put all of the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Add the water until you get the right consistency. You might need a bit more.

Recipe Notes

*To make this recipe vegan use agave nectar instead of honey.