Peanut Cilantro Dip Recipes

CREAMY PEANUT DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together peanut butter and water until smooth. Whisk in lime juice, soy sauce, and sugar. Sprinkle peanuts over sauce just before serving.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER APPLE DIP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the first five ingredients until blended. Stir in peanuts. Serve with apple slices. Refrigerate leftovers.

PEANUT CILANTRO DIP/MARINADE/DRESSING

Steps:

• In a food processor, thoroughly blend peanut butter, peanut oil, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, and lemon juice.
• Mix in garlic, cilantro, red pepper flakes, and ginger.
• Process until smooth.
• Cover, and refrigerate until serving.

SPICY PEANUT-COCONUT DIP

Steps:

• Puree 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut cream, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce, 1 tablespoon each sambal oelek (Asian chili sauce), rice vinegar and honey, 2 teaspoons grated ginger and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with chopped peanuts and cilantro; serve with cucumber and carrot sticks.

PEANUT AND CILANTRO NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions until al dente, and drain.
• While noodles are cooking, make the sauce. Crush peanuts in food processor. Squeeze juice from lime. Peel and dice the shallots and garlic.
• Put four tablespoons of the crushed peanuts in a saucepan with two tablespoons of the lime juice, shallots, garlic, coconut milk, sugar, soy sauce, cumin, chili sauce and turmeric. Stir, cook for one minute, then pour into bowl, add remaining lime juice and hot water, and mix well.
• Pour sauce over noodles, toss, and garnish with cilantro and remaining peanuts at the table.

CILANTRO SHRIMP WITH PEANUT DIP

Steps:

• Put shrimp in a bowl.
• In a blender puree the cilantro, lime juice, oil and salt and stir it into the shrimp.
• Cover the bowl and let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes up to 8 hours.
• In a small bowl whisk together the ingrdients for the sauce, adding enough water to reach the consistency of a thin mayonnaise.
• Preheat the broiler, with the oven rack set on the top level.
• Spread the shrimp in a single layer in a large jelly roll pan and broil the shrimp for about 5 minutes, turning them once, until they are cooked through.
• Serve the shrimp with the peanut sauce.
• Note: Alternatively the shrimp can be threaded onto skewers and grilled on a preheated oiled grill for the same amount of time.