Asian Peanut Dressing

By tlhoover

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup toasted unsalted peanuts
• 2 garlic cloves
• 6 slices of fresh ginger, peeled, each about the size of a quarter
• 4 tbsp peanut butter
• 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp plus 1 tsp hoisin sauce
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 2 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil

Preparation

Step 1

• Insert the metal blade in a cuisinart
• Pulse to chop the peanuts, about 10 times
• Remove and reserve
• With the machine running, drop garlic and ginger down feed tube to chop.
• Scrape the work bowl, process 5 seconds longer
• Add the peanut butter, rice vinegar, sugar, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, and soy sauce
• Process until smooth, about 10 seconds
• Scrape the work bowl, with the machine running, add the oil in a steady stream through the small feed tube
• Process until emulsified, about 10 to 15 seconds
• Remove and reserve
• The dressing may be made up to several days ahead, cover and refrigerate, allow to sit for 30 min at room temperature before using