Satay Dressing is a thing of beauty especially one you can shake up in a jar. That is one seriously good idea for any plate of food
Satay Dressing
This is a gem. It pretty much makes any salad at all feel like Gado Gado. I don’t think that’s bad …do you?
I like to use crunchy peanut butter because it adds a bit of texture, but if you want you can use a smooth peanut butter. Add chilli if you like too.
Use this dressing for Eggs, Mixed vegetables, roasted carrots, on Chicken and Fish or as a dipping sauce.
A wonderful dressing can change a whole dish or salad or snack. For more dressings look here.
So how about we get started on some dressings?
Now I’ve said this part before but here it is again.
- The ingredients you use, will make or break the taste of your dressing. Most of us know that a good olive oil is worth it’s weight in gold. But did you ever think about the vinegar you use?. There is vinegar and then there is vinegar. Don’t just go into the supermarket and grab one from the shelf, go to a good store and choose a white wine vinegar or a sherry vinegar or a good balsamic. It will definitely cost you a bit more but you will NOT regret it. Keep it in the fridge because a good wine vinegar will oxidise just like wine. There are industrial vinegars just like there are other mass produced ingredients. Some companies take years to make a vinegar and others take days.
- Get yourself a clean jar with a lid to make your dressing in. Shaking your ingredients together will emulsify them and help all the ingredients meld together seamlessly. You can also keep any leftover dressing in the jar and just get another one for any subsequent dressings you make
- A dressing should not be so acidic it hurts your mouth, so make sure you balance the acid with oil, herbs, spices and sweetness. Again, a good vinegar will not produce a painful burn, it will impart some flavour.
Make a jar of this dressing it’s a beauty
Ingredients
Method
- Put all of your ingredients in a jar.
- Put the peanut butter into a jar and add the hot water and put the lid on and shake very well.
- Then add ginger, soy, rice wine vinegar, sugar and sesame oil.
- Shake very well.
- Taste. Add more sugar if you like.
Notes
RECIPE NOTES
Add a little crushed garlic if you like
Add a little crushed garlic if you like
This dressing is gorgeous. I use it to coat raw cauliflower florets for salad. A great way to get my husband to eat the cauliflower. He loves the dressing.
Do you keep your dressing in the fridge once you’ve made it?
Hi Flo, yes I alwaus refrigerate it to keep it fresh tasting.
Fabulous, I’ve just made a big batch and it’s very tasty! Gonna ba making some Vegan Poke bowls with this!
Yummo, had this over my brown rice, quinoa, chicken Asian salad. Loved it and so did the kids
I’m so glad Chelsea.!
This is Nice recipe …
Hi there Jeff thanks
That`s tonights dinner sorted out. Cheers.
Best wishes from the English lakes.
Hi Alan
Thanks for leaving a comment. I hear its a rather hot summer so hope you have a great summery satay dinner.
Your recipe is virtually the same as mine, I omit the water when I make it for springrolls. Now you’ve got me hankering for Thai food!
I just love peanut Butter Eva and will make anything with it!
Great recipe. Thanks for sharing
That satay dressing looks so tasty. We’re a nut free house, so I was wondering if you thought toasted sesame seed butter could be substituted for the peanut butter?
Why not go for the tahini dressing Ron? Sesame seed butter is Tahini though isn’t it?. If so then go ahead.