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    Home » Marinades, Sauces, Dressing » Asian Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing

    Asian Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing

    May 8, 2019

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    This Asian salad with homemade spicy peanut dressing is going to be your new addiction! This asian salad recipe with edamame, carrots, cashews, and crunchy chow mein noodles is the perfect lunch or dinner salad. The spicy peanut dressing will have you putting it on everything!

    Peanut dressing ingredients

    spicy peanut dressing ingredients photo of toasted sesame oil, rice vinegar, tamari, peanut butter, honey, a whole lime, two cloves garlic, knob of ginger

    What is salad without delicious salad dressing? A pile of leaves that I will not want to eat. Have you ever had the Thai chicken salad from Panera Bread? The only reason I like that salad is because of how good that dressing is, which is what inspired me to make this spicy peanut dressing at home.

    an overhead shot of a bowl with tamari, crushed ginger and garlic. A pyrex measuring cup with creamy peanut butter and spoon inserted

    At first I crushed garlic using a garlic press and grated ginger. A great ginger hack is to use a spoon to quickly/easily peel the skin off. You can finely mince it, but I used a microplane to grate the ginger so it would be more cohesive in the sauce.

    overhead shot of a bowl with tamari, minced garlic, minced ginger, and creamy peanut butter

    Then there is the star of the dressing, the peanut butter. I know people are either Team Creamy or Team Crunchy, but for this recipe creamy works best. Trader Joe’s creamy no-stir peanut butter is my favorite. If you keep it in the fridge, put it in a microwave safe dish and melt it a few seconds. Make sure it isn’t too melted though.

    overhead shot of creamy spicy peanut dressing in a bowl mixed together

    Other elements that were added to the spicy peanut dressing are: rice wine vinegar, reduced sodium tamari (or soy sauce), lime juice, sesame oil, avocado oil (or olive), honey, and then I added some Huy Fong Chili paste for heat. If you don’t have the chili paste, add some red pepper flakes for the heat. Because the soy sauce and chili paste have sodium, I don’t add extra salt, but you can taste and adjust if needed.

    Salad elements

    Now assembling! For the Asian salad I used: fresh romaine, shredded purple cabbage, shredded green cabbage, carrots, edamame beans, cashews, cilantro, and crispy chow mein noodles.

    romain, cabbage, carrots, chow mein noodles in a bowl with peanut dressing on the side

    Mix it all together and then drizzle the spicy peanut dressing over the top! Another great addition would be grilled chicken or shrimp. Enjoy!

    bowl with sectioned edamame, cabbage, carrots, peanuts, and peanut dressing on the side

    This dressing can be stored in an air tight container for up to 1 week. Natural separation may occur, shake or re-blend before serving. If sauce is too thick, you can thin it out with a tbsp of water.

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    overhead photo of asian salad in a bowl with spicy peanut dressing on the side and sliced limes

    Asian Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing

    This Asian salad with spicy peanut dressing will be your new addiction! This sauce brings so much flavor and some heat to compliment all the flavors of the salad.
    4.50 from 28 votes
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    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: Asian
    Keyword: asian salad, peanut sauce, salad, Spicy peanut dressing
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 337kcal
    Author: Stephanie

    Ingredients

    Spicy Peanut Dressing

    • ¼ cup creamy peanut butter room temperature
    • 2 ½ tablespoons rice wine vinegar
    • Juice of 1 lime 1 ½ tablespoons
    • 2 tablespoons low sodium tamari or soy sauce
    • 2 cloves garlic finely minced or use garlic press
    • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
    • 1 tablespoon honey
    • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
    • 2 tablespoons avocado or olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon Huy Fong Chili Paste or ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes or more depending on preference

    Salad Components

    • 1 head romaine washed/dried, cut into 1 inch sections (about 4 cups)
    • 1 cup shredded purple cabbage
    • 1 cup shredded green cabbage
    • ½ cup matchstick carrots
    • ½ cup edamame beans prepared according to package
    • ⅓ cup cashews roughly chopped
    • ¼ cup cilantro roughly chopped
    • ⅓ cup crispy chow mein noodles

    Instructions

    • In a small bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients, you may also use a blender. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed (see note #1). 
    • In a large bowl, mix together all the salad components and then drizzle the spicy peanut dressing over the top. Serve alone as is, with grilled chicken, or grilled shrimp.

    Notes

    1. If you want the dressing thinner, add 1 to 2 tbsp of water and whisk until combined.
    2. Due to the sodium in the tamari and chili paste I didn’t add extra salt, taste after combined and add if you’d like.
    3. Store salad and dressing separately in refrigerator or dressing will cause elements to get soggy. 
    4. You can store salad dressing in air tight container for up to a week. Separation may occur, whisk or blend prior to using.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Sodium: 424mg | Potassium: 820mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 16640IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 4mg
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    Originally Published: May 8, 2019 Post Updated: November 15, 2022 Filed Under: Asian, Dairy Free, Lunch, Marinades, Sauces, Dressing, Recipes, Salad, Spring Delights, Vegetarian Tagged With: Cabbage, Carrots, Cilantro, garlic, Ginger, Legumes, Lettuce, Lime

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    Comments

    1. Nina Guerra

      January 04, 2023 at 4:49 pm

      5 stars
      The salad is wonderful but the DRESSING!!!! Oh em gee….. ridiculously good.

      Reply
    2. Cassandra

      June 17, 2020 at 4:26 pm

      5 stars
      Love the dressing! A lot of ingredients but its pretty quick to put together

      Reply
      • Abigail A.

        August 14, 2020 at 10:06 pm

        That dressing was delish! I did have to put some water in it to thin it out, it was really thick and heavy but the water definitely lightened it up! Perfect meal!!

        Reply
        • Stephanie

          August 14, 2020 at 10:25 pm

          I’m so glad you enjoyed it Abigail!

          Reply

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