I first became acquainted with peanut sauce when I gave a fellow teacher (I was an elementary school teacher in Los Angeles for 20 years) a lift after her car failed to start. Her then-husband was Indonesian and an amazing cook!
He made sticks and stick of satay (Indonesian meat-on-a-stick) for get-togethers. And taught me how to make traditional peanut sauce ... a mainstay in Indonesian (and Thai) cooking.
The peanut sauce we made at that time for satay was cooked and heavy. But yummy. This is a much lighter version ... but still just as yummy!
And much more appropriate for a vegetable salad. I'd add a dash of tamarind paste too ... traditional for peanut sauce.
You can also vary the fruit (I love canned lychees) and the vegetables. I'm NOT a fan of spiralized veggies in place of noodles ... but DO use my spiralizer to make attractive presentations for my salads.
This recipe is from an old (1995) Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook (it's still in print ... here's the link). If you'd prefer some meat, add some chicken, Chinese BBQ Pork, ham, or whatever you'd like.
Allergic to peanuts? I'm sensitive too ... many are. Just use almond or another nut butter. Just as yummy!
Oh ... and it's yet another Love YOURSELF Lunch!
AuthorJill PlaceLove Thai? Enjoy this crispy, yummy vegetarian Thai Salad with Peanut Dressing. Allergic to peanuts? Use almond or other nut butter. Just as yummy!
Line a large platter with the lettuce. Arrange the cucumber and carrot on top of the lettuce, and garnish with orange (or other fruit) and cilantro. In a bowl, stir together the dressing ingredients except the peanuts (or other nuts) and drizzle over salad. Sprinkle with peanuts (or other nuts).
If you prefer a sweeter dressing, add other 1 or 2 tsp. of sugar (or stevia equivalent) or reduce the amount of lime juice.
Use the peanut dressing as a dipping sauce for vegetables or cubes of tofu (or satay), or toss it with cooked noodles.
Ingredients
Directions
Line a large platter with the lettuce. Arrange the cucumber and carrot on top of the lettuce, and garnish with orange (or other fruit) and cilantro. In a bowl, stir together the dressing ingredients except the peanuts (or other nuts) and drizzle over salad. Sprinkle with peanuts (or other nuts).
If you prefer a sweeter dressing, add other 1 or 2 tsp. of sugar (or stevia equivalent) or reduce the amount of lime juice.
Use the peanut dressing as a dipping sauce for vegetables or cubes of tofu (or satay), or toss it with cooked noodles.
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