Silky Peanut Butter Dressing
A creamy Asian-inspired dressing combining smooth peanut butter with silken tofu, citrus, and ginger. Perfect for salads or as a dipping sauce, this versatile dressing offers a perfect balance of nutty, tangy, and sweet flavors.
Ingredients
- •1 cup creamy natural peanut butter
- •¼ cup fresh lime, orange, or lemon juice
- •4 oz silken or soft tofu
- •1 Tbsp soy sauce
- •2 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
- •1 piece ginger
- •to taste Kosher salt
- •¼ cup unsalted roasted pumpkin seeds
- •¼ cup chopped unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
- •1 Tbsp hemp seeds
- •1 Tbsp chia seeds
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine peanut butter, lime juice, tofu, soy sauce, and 2 Tbsp. honey in a blender. Place ginger in a fine-mesh sieve and hold over blender. Press down on solids to extract as many juices as you can; discard solids. Blend on medium-high speed to combine. With motor running, add 1/4 cup hot water and blend until dressing is homogenous, lightened, and smooth. If desired, add more water by the tablespoonful until the dressing reaches your preferred consistency. Taste and season with kosher salt if needed.
10 min
- 2.
Arrange fruits and vegetables on a large plate. Transfer about 1/2 cup dressing to a small bowl, drizzle with honey and sprinkle desired nuts and/or seeds over (can be any/all/none). Transfer remaining dressing to a resealable container and chill for another use.
5 min
- 3.
Dressing can be made 5 days ahead. Keep chilled.