Easy Thai Inspired Salad Dressing

While in San Francisco, one of the best salads we had was the Thai Salad from Hot Spud. Nothing fancy, but the spicy peanut dressing was really tasty and delicious.

So, I tried to make something similar to it, and this is what I came up with.

This dressing is very creamy, adds a ton of flavour, gives you some protein and is a breeze to make. You don’t even need a blender! What else it there to ask for?

I don’t think there is much “Thai-ness” to this, but it is very yummy, so please give it a try!

Here is what you need:

• the juice of 1 lime (about 1/3 cup) + the zest of it
• 1 tbs sesame oil
• 2-3 tbs of crunchy peanut butter
• 1 tsp tahini butter
• 1/2 – 1 tsp of sriracha hot sauce
• 1/3 – 1/2 cup of water
• salt

Here is what you do:

1. Mix the lime juice and zest, sesame oil, hot sauce, tahini and peanut butter together.
2. Add water until you get the consistency you enjoy most.
3. Add salt to taste and mix well.

This dressing will keep for about a week in the fridge.

What I like about this sauce is that you don’t have to make a salad dressing: depending on the amount of water you put in, you can use this as a spread for sandwiches, a quick pasta sauce to eat with noodles and a bunch of greens, a dipping sauce for vegetables, and the list goes on and on.

For this salad, I use chicory lettuce (also known as curly endive), cilantro, green apples, pomegranate seeds, beets, roasted potatoes and yams, and walnuts: a one dish, filling and tasty salad. Yum!

Let me know if you try this out and if you like it 🙂 What’s your favourite salad dressing?