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Peanut Butter or Cashew Butter Sauce

A delectable sauce to serve over noodles, grains, or green vegetables. Cashew butter is a luscious treat. Look for it in natural foods stores. It is also, as you may imagine, a delicious change of pace from peanut butter in sandwiches. This recipe doubles easily if you’d like a larger quantity.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 1 1/4 cups (6 servings)

Ingredients

1/2 cup peanut butter or cashew butter
3 to 4 tablespoons low-sodium teriyaki or soy sauce, or to taste
1 to 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or white wine vinegar, or to taste
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Cayenne pepper or any hot sauce, to taste, optional

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine all the ingredients in a food processor with 1/2 cup water. Go easy on the hot stuff, unless you definitely want a spicy sauce. Process until smoothly pureed. Heat gently in a small saucepan and use as desired.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 2

    Calories: 136

    Step 3

    Total Fat: 9g

    Step 4

    Protein: 7g

    Step 5

    Carbohydrate: 6g

    Step 6

    Cholesterol: 0mg

    Step 7

    Sodium: 409mg

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