This Thai Salad with Peanut Dressing has all the components of Thai spring rolls and is seriously addictive!
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If you have been following me for a while, you know that I love peanut sauce. I have quite a few recipes with peanut sauce already, and I am sure that I will find new ways to make more in the future.
This Thai Salad with Peanut Dressing is pretty light. If you want some extra protein, you could add some Ginger Garlic Tofu. The only reason I didn't is because I wanted to keep things lighter today.
The dressing, which you will have more than the salad calls for is delicious on Thai Pizza as well (just don't add the water to thin it out). This salad is sweet and savory at the same time. It makes a wonderful light lunch or side salad.
Other vegan recipes with peanut sauce to try are my Vegan Thai Veggie Wrap, Thai Pinwheels, and Vegan Vegetable Spring Rolls recipe.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- The peanut dressing is bowl-licking good!
- It is an easy light lunch, appetizer, or side dish.
- It has all the ingredients of spring rolls in the form of a salad.
🧾 Ingredients
- Peanut butter: I use all-natural peanut butter. Shelf-stable peanut butter would also work.
- Coconut milk: I used full-fat coconut milk, but light coconut milk would also work. You may need less water if you are using light coconut milk. You could also use cashew milk or another dairy-free milk if you don't want to use coconut milk.
- Rice vinegar: Adds a tangy flavor. Apple cider vinegar would also work.
- Coconut sugar: I used coconut sugar because that is what I had on hand. You could also use maple syrup, agave syrup, brown sugar, or white sugar.
- Toasted sesame oil: Adds a nutty flavor.
- Tamari: I used low-sodium gluten-free tamari because I like to control the amount of sodium. You could also use soy sauce, liquid aminos, or coconut aminos.
- Garlic: Adds a pungent flavor.
- Ginger: Fresh ginger root adds a spicy flavor.
- Sriracha sauce: Adds spice.
- Water
- Lettuce: I used a spinach and a spring mix blend. Use your favorite greens.
- Red pepper, carrot, and cucumber: Are common veggies found in spring rolls. Use your favorite veggies. Avocado would also taste good.
- Cilantro: Another spring roll flavor. You could leave it out.
- Peanuts: I used roasted salted peanuts. Roasted salted cashews would also taste good.
To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
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🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Add dressing ingredients to a mixing bowl.
Step 2: Whisk until smooth and creamy.
Step 3: In one or two bowls, layer salad ingredients. Drizzle peanut dressing on top.
👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
This Thai peanut salad dressing is made with peanut butter, light coconut milk, rice vinegar, tamari, sriracha sauce, sesame oil, coconut sugar, garlic, and ginger.
This peanut dressing recipe will last 5 days in an airtight container in the fridge.
Other Easy Vegan Salads
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I originally posted this recipe on December 7, 2015. I added new photos and text when I republished it.
📋 Recipe
Thai Salad with Peanut Dressing
Equipment
Ingredients
Peanut dressing
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup full-fat coconut milk or light coconut milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoons coconut sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons low sodium gluten free tamari
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- ½ teaspoon sriracha sauce
- Water to thin (optional)
Salad
- 3 cups spinach / spring mix blend
- 2 tablespoons julienned red pepper
- 2 tablespoons julienned carrot
- 2 tablespoons peeled and julienned cucumber
- 2 tablespoons cilantro
- 2 tablespoons crushed peanuts
Instructions
Peanut Dressing
- Add all peanut sauce ingredients into a mixing bowl. Whisk.
Salad
- Layer lettuce mix, chopped vegetables, and peanuts in two bowls (or one if you're hungry!), then top with dressing.
Notes
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Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
Terry says
Too much peanut butter. I would use half next time. The recipe was more than enough to serve 4.
Willow Moon says
That's why I mention you'll have extra.
Kim says
The dressing is SOOO good! I could add it to everything!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Kim!