SWEET + SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

A classic peanut sauce is delicious and has so many uses beyond noodles. This sauce pairs particularly well with sweet potatoes.

¼ cup peanut or almond butter

2 tablespoons tamari or coconut aminos 2 tablespoons brown rice vinegar

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice

Dash or two of hot sauce

1 thumbnail-size piece ginger

1 small clove garlic, minced

2 teaspoons honey

1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

2 tablespoons of water

Put the peanut butter, tamari, vinegar, lime juice, hot sauce, ginger, garlic, honey, and sesame oil into a food processor and run continuously until smooth.

Add about 2 tablespoons of water, or just enough that the mixture will coat the back of a spoon. Serve immediately.

This will keep for about a week in an airtight container in the fridge. Makes about 1/2 cup of sauce.

Per tablespoon: 73 calories (percent of calories from fat, 62), 2 grams protein, 5 grams carbohydrates, trace fiber, 5 grams fat (1 gram saturated), no cholesterol, 291 milligrams sodium.

From “More with Less: Whole Food Cooking Made Irresistibly Simple” by Jodi Moreno © 2018 by Jodi Moreno. Reprinted in arrangement with Roost Books, an imprint of Shambhala Publications, Inc.