Homemade peanut sauce is delicious and easy to make with my quick recipe. This Thai peanut sauce recipe creates a spicy and flavorful dressing, marinade or dipping sauce.
This Spicy Grilled Chicken Salad with Thai Peanut Sauce dressing is an easy recipe to make and loaded with flavor. It is a no fuss hot and spicy peanut lovers dream and also boasts a bright tanginess from ample fresh lime juice.
Peanut Sauce
This easy peanut sauce is a favorite condiment of mine, and I especially like it with Thai flair. The sauce is fabulous for marinating meats and vegetables for grilling, drizzling on salads or noodles and as a dipping sauce for spring rolls and other appetizers.
How to Make Thai Peanut Sauce
The condiment only takes a few short minutes to prepare. Print recipe below.
Ingredients
- peanut butter
- lime juice
- apple cider vinegar
- soy sauce
- light brown sugar
- ginger
- cayenne
- sesame oil
Preparation
Simply whisk all the ingredients together, then seal in a jar or use immediately.
Cooking with Thai Peanut Sauce
I make many similar dishes to this Spicy Grilled Chicken Salad with Thai Peanut Sauce dressing a lot in the summer. Especially since, chicken and peanut butter are two of the few higher protein foods my daughter will eat. She has been on a chicken kick lately, and selected chicken on her "talker" (tablet used as a communication device), along with several exclamations of "eat", which is huge for her as she struggles with both autism and apraxia.
I had a small batch of this chicken marinating in peanut sauce already, so I popped them on the grill while she played on her swing set. The chicken was ready soon, which was a good thing because I was serenaded by another cluster of "eat"s from my daughter. I'm guessing, she didn't eat much at school that day, and was extra hungry.
We sat down to an early dinner. As Little Foodie started eating her peanut chicken she made a face and was obviously unhappy. That is when I realized, I had made this marinate intending to eat it for lunch while she was at school and add the rest to noodles for her. It was at full spiciness... which with me can be pretty spicy. Boy, did I feel like a heel.
I took her chicken scraped off most of the thai peanut sauce and quickly popped it in a pan with some sweet Asian dressing, simmered it a minute, then re-plated. She deemed this acceptable and ate one of the tenders. All was well, or so I thought. After putting a couple items away, I went back to the dining table. I was greeted by a giggling child, and a chickenless salad at my setting... while the remainder of the reworked chicken sat neglected. She had eaten up the spicy grilled chicken on me.
Apparently, the little stinker handles the heat just fine when the chicken comes off mommy's plate.
Here is how to use the sauce to make peanut chicken and dress the salad it is served on.
Spicy Grilled Chicken Salad
- 1 lb. chicken tenders or sliced chicken breast
- salad greens of choice arugula shown
- salad vegetables of choice tomatoes, cucumber, red onion & carrots all go nicely with this dressing
- a batch of the Thai Peanut sauce/dressing (divided in half)
Thai Peanut Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
Thai Peanut Sauce Dressing
- ½ cup fresh ground peanut butter or unsalted natural style jarred - only ingredient should be peanuts
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tbs light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger you will need more if using fresh
- ½ teaspoon cayenne* omit or reduce for children and those who can't take the heat
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- Whisk together the sauce ingredients until thee texture is even.
- Place in a sealed bottle or jar and refrigerate or use immediately
Notes
*if dressing has been refrigerated, you will need to bring it back up to room temperature for serving.
Maryann says
I love peanut sauce on my chicken, we haven't done that in a while, I need to keep it in mind.
Kathleen says
Yum! This looks great. I love peanut chicken, but have never had it with lime in it.
LyndaS says
I love peanuts and I love chicken. That looks really good. Just pinned it for future reference. Thanks for posting.
Tiff @ Babes and Kids says
I love coming to your blog and seeing your beautiful photography and unique recipes. The dressing for this sounds absolutely divine!
Donna says
This looks so good! I love peanut and lime on chicken. Yum!
anne says
This would a nice change from our usual chicken.
nicole @nicky_olea says
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Tricia Nightowlmama says
Mmm that just looks so tasty
Jenn says
The sauce sounds divine!
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
I adore peanut butter savory dishes -- this one sounds like it would be up my alley!
Emily @FamilyNLifeLV says
Oh man, my mouth is watering!
Theresa says
This looks yummy.
Shell Feis says
Too funny about your daughter stealing yours! It looks amazing!
Jenn @therebelchick says
And here I was thinking I needed a new chicken recipe...you always have the best recipes! 🙂 I've never cooked with anything peanut so this will be brand new for me!
Courtney says
Love this! Must try with sun butter. Love those tomatoes too!!
Lolo says
Perfect for a summer cookout.
Vanessa: the queen of swag ! says
This looks absolutely amazing! I might do a twist on it that's a little less spicey.
Penelope (NYC Blogger) says
Omg, Robin, seriously, if I were a dude I'd want to marry you.
Stefanie says
This looks great! I love peanut chicken recipes
Kelly @ A Girl Worth Saving says
Oh man this makes me miss peanuts like crazy! If I was allergic to them I would make this tonight.
Colleen says
Your chicken looks yummy and the "spicy" is right up my alley.
Liz says
I'm cracking up at her little trick! That looks delish, Robin!
Whitney says
Oh, this looks fabulous, Robin! I think it's something my husband would really like too. Beautiful shots, thanks for sharing the recipe!
Angela says
I don't think I've ever had that combination of peanut and lime. It sounds pretty darn amazing!
Lisa says
So GOOD!