3 Ingredient Satay Sauce with Peanut Butter Recipe (2024)

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This 3 Ingredient Satay Sauce with peanut butter is a simple and delicious recipe for dipping or as a dressing. It’s a little tangy, sweet, and creamy – and takes just 5 minutes to make.

To make this sauce, just whisk all ingredients together and pour. It’s great to serve with a Thai Peanut Quinoa or Chickpea Salad, or tossed with crispy chicken or tofu!

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If you are looking for an easy, simple, and quick sauce to jazz up your dinner, this delicious 3-ingredient peanut sauce is here for your table. We whipped this up the other night and it was SO good!

It’s great to dip tasty gyoza in, use as a salad dressing, or to toss with rice noodles for a delicious peanut noodle bowl. 3 ingredients, 1 bowl, and endless possibilities.

This 3 Ingredient Peanut Sauce Recipe Is

Tangy
Sweet
Nutty
Savory
Simple
Versatile
Vegetarian

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A No-Cook Sauce Recipe That’s Perfect for Dipping

This no-cook peanut sauce is a quick and simple recipe. I love a good no-cook recipe for those days when I’m not feeling like standing around the stove, or for summer nights when it’s too hot to cook. I have a whole collection of recipes that require zero cooking at all, check them out here!

This sauce comes together in about 5 minutes, and doesn’t require the stove or microwave to make. Just use pantry ingredients and you have a tasty meal ready in no time. And very little to clean up afterwards… an added bonus!

What’s In This 3 Ingredient Satay Sauce Recipe?

See the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

Peanut Butter – I used a creamy peanut butter to make the smoothest sauce.
Low Sodium Soy Sauce – for a delicious salty element, which makes this a great dip!
Seasoned Rice Vinegar – getting a good seasoned rice vinegar is important for this recipe which has added sugar and salt for flavor.

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Make Ahead Satay Sauce

This satay sauce is a fantastic and simple recipe to make ahead. Great for a busy weeknight, for entertaining, or just for those nights when you want a little extra sauce. This sauce keeps for up to 1 week in the refrigerator in an airtight container, so prep, keep, and eat when you want!

How Do I Make Satay Peanut Sauce with 3 Ingredients?

To a medium mixing bowl, add the peanut butter, soy sauce, and seasoned rice vinegar.
Whisk for 2-3 minutes until the sauce blends into a creamy and thick sauce.
If you sauce is too thick, and you prefer a thinner sauce, thin out the sauce by adding 1 teaspoon of water at a time until you reach the desired consistency.
Toss sauce with crispy chicken or tofu, use as a dressing for noodle salads, or enjoy as dip!

One of the Best Pantry Sauce Recipes

This 3 ingredient satay sauce recipe is a fantastic pantry-staple recipe! It uses many staple ingredients kept in a dry pantry or cupboards – most of which you likely have on hand. Keeping a well-stocked pantry makes it easy to come up with delicious and yummy meals using a few staples you can rotate.

I made a list of my Top 125 Plant-Based Pantry Staples that always keep stocked. And you can check out all my favorite pantry staple ingredients in my Amazon shop here. By stocking up on whole ingredients you can cook delicious recipes without a trip to the store!

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3 Ingredient Peanut Satay Sauce

Kelly Jensen

This 3 Ingredient Peanut Satay Sauce is a simple and delicious recipe for dipping or as a dressing. It's a little tangy, sweet, and creamy – and takes just 5 minutes to make.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 0 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Equipment

Mixing Bowl
Whisk

Ingredients

1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Water optional, to thin

Instructions

To a medium mixing bowl, add the peanut butter, soy sauce, and seasoned rice vinegar.
Whisk for 2-3 minutes until the sauce blends into a creamy and thick sauce.
If you sauce is too thick, and you prefer a thinner sauce, thin out the sauce by adding 1 teaspoon of water at a time until you reach the desired consistency.
Toss sauce with crispy chicken or tofu, use as a dressing for noodle salads, or enjoy as dip!

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Nutrition

Calories: 67kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 172mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.2mg

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3 Ingredient Satay Sauce with Peanut Butter Recipe (2024)

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What is satay peanut sauce made of? ›

How to make Satay Sauce. In a small saucepan mix together peanut butter, soy sauce, chilli flakes, fish sauce, coconut milk, light brown sugar and ground coriander whilst heating over a medium heat. It will thicken as it approaches boiling point.

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How to use Thai peanut satay sauce? ›

Here are some ways you can use this creamy sauce that go beyond your standard noodle dishes or salads.

Dip your veggies. ...
Dress up some tacos or lettuce wraps. ...
Toss with chicken wings or “cauliflower wings” ...
Craft a unique and flavorful chicken burger. ...
Use as a base for soup or stew.

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How do you thin peanut butter for sauce? ›

If it's too thick, thin with more water. For a fun flavor twist, add some fresh grated ginger to taste.

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How do you keep satay sauce from splitting? ›

Smooth peanut butter is preferable, but if you prefer flecks of nut in your satay, it's fine to use chunky. If the sauce looks like it is separating, emulsify by stirring in a few drops of water at a time. This should bring it back together.

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What is the difference between peanut sauce and satay sauce? ›

Satay sauce, often referred to as peanut sauce is a sauce widely used in Thai cuisine, Malaysian cuisine, Indonesian cuisine, and Chinese cuisine. (under different names) It is also used in some European cuisine.

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What is the difference between satay and peanut sauce? ›

Satays are commonly served with peanut sauce. However, satay does not actually mean peanut sauce – Southeast Asia's favourite street food snack is a dish of skewered, grilled meat with infinite variations.

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Is satay sauce made from peanut butter? ›

Directions. Combine coconut milk, peanut butter, onion, soy sauce, brown sugar, and pepper flakes in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Remove from heat, and keep warm.

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What is the first step in making the peanut sauce? ›

To make a basic three-ingredient spicy peanut sauce, start with peanut butter, which can be creamy or chunky. Then, dilute it with water until it reaches your desired thickness and consistency. Hahn adds about 1/2 cup of water to 1/4 cup of peanut butter. She then adds lemon juice as the acid.

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What to eat with peanut satay sauce? ›

Peanut sauce is the classic dipping sauce for chicken satay (grilled chicken skewers) and makes a delicious dipping sauce for rice paper rolls, shrimp, potstickers, tempura and fresh vegetables including cucumber slices, carrot sticks and red pepper strips.

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What can I add to peanut butter to make it runny? ›

Getting a Runny or Drippy Consistency

For a runny and silky-smooth peanut butter, let the food processor run for 1 more minute. You'll hear a “sloshy” sound as the peanuts release their natural oils, becoming very runny. This is when I usually add any extra seasoning to my peanut butter, like salt or honey.

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How do you melt peanut butter to drizzle? ›

When using peanut butter only, the key is heat. Peanut butter is naturally high in fat, but that fat is nearly solid at room temperature. In order to soften it up, you need some heat. In my case, I heated two tablespoons in a heat-proof bowl and then stirred like crazy.

What is Chinese satay made of? ›

This satay is made from minced pork, chicken, fish, beef, or even turtle meat, which is then mixed with grated coconut, thick coconut milk, lemon juice, shallots, and pepper. Wound around bamboo, sugar cane or lemon grass sticks, it is then grilled on charcoal.

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What is Thai peanut sauce made of? ›

Thai Peanut Sauce is made up of peanut butter, soy sauce, ginger, a sweetener (I used maple syrup), rice wine vinegar, sesame seeds, a spice and water. In some more traditional versions, coconut milk is used instead of water, but I find this combination to be perfect.

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What is Chinese peanut sauce made of? ›

In a small bowl, stir together peanut butter, soy sauce, sugar, hot pepper sauce and garlic until well mixed. Gradually stir in water until texture is smooth and creamy.

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