Tangy peanut dressing for salads

Tangy peanut salad dressing being poured onto colorful leafy green salad.

5 from 8 votes

Tangy peanut dressing for salads

Bring your leafy green salads to life with this tangy, nutty salad dressing. It uses pantry-friendly ingredients. And it comes together in just minutes.

Makes about ½ cup of dressing. It can easily be doubled if you'd like to keep more on hand.

Prep Time3

Cook Time2

Total Time5

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Asian, Vegan

Keyword: easy salad dressing

Servings: people

Calories: 78kcal

Author: Cadry Nelson

Ingredients

3 Tablespoons peanut butter crunchy or creamy, preferably natural
½ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
½ teaspoon sriracha
2 teaspoons tamari
3 Tablespoons water
Salt to taste

Instructions

Use a spoon or whisk to combine peanut butter, toasted sesame oil, rice vinegar, sriracha, tamari, and three tablespoons of water in a small bowl until smooth.
If the dressing is too thick, add additional water (up to one tablespoon) until the dressing has reached your desired thickness and intensity of flavor.
If the dressing is too thin, add an additional teaspoon of peanut butter.
Keep in mind that the dressing will thicken in the refrigerator, and don't add additional water until you're about to serve, if necessary.
Taste the dressing and add salt, if needed.

Notes

Store in a covered container in the refrigerator. It will keep for about a week.

It will thicken as it cools in the fridge. To thin it, add a splash of water & stir to combine, if necessary.

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