Sesame Sauce

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• For Garnish:
• 1 2 inch piece peeled fresh ginger
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 TBSP light or dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 TBSP rice vinegar or sherry vinegar
• 2 TBSP regular or low sodium soy sauce
• 1/2-1 tsp. chili pepper sauce (Siriacha or tabasco)
• 3 TBSP vegetable peanut or canola oil
• 2 TBSP Asian (dark) sesame oil, divided
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced; 1 tbsp. toasted sesame seeds; and or/ fresh cilantro leaves

Preparation

Step 1

Place ginger and garlic in a food processor or blender and run the machine until they are finely minced. Add brown sugar, peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce, chili pepper sauce, vegetable oil and 1 tbsp. sesame oil. Process until smooth; reserve the sauce in the food processor.