Paleo Easy Thai Peanut Sauce is Whole30, healthy, and with nut-free option! Full of flavor and tastes just like the real deal in Bangkok. Drizzle it over salads or grilled meat for a healthy and creamy delicious Paleo Whole30 Thai-inspired meal!
Paleo Easy Thai Peanut Sauce – Whole30, healthy, and with nut-free option !
Have you had the real Thai peanut sauce ? Most of the Thai-inspired peanut sauce in my opinion is either too sweet or sour. There’s not enough flavor complexity and depth to the sauce.
The real Thai Peanut Sauce should be a well balanced of savory, sweet, nutty, and tart flavors. It’s creamy yet burst of flavor in the mouthfeel. Luckily it’s really easy to make a legit version and you can use my Paleo Easy Thai Peanut Sauce for practically anything you like !
The real Thai peanut sauce uses tamarind fruit to give a lovely tart flavor. Tamarind is a souring agent in Thai cuisine. Most often you’ll find either tamarind in concentrate/paste or in dry block form. You can find tamarind paste at local WholeFoods or online here. You can see how I use them in my Paleo Pad Thai Squash Noodles recipe.
What’s a good substitute for tamarind fruit ?
Use apple cider vinegar to replace tamarind. It will give you an approximate taste and still makes my Paleo Easy Thai Peanut Sauce yummy delicious !
The most legit Paleo Whole30 Thai no peanut ‘peanut’ sauce
Check out the recipe below and you’ll see how ridiculously easy it is to make Whole30 Thai peanut sauce. Use the dressing/sauce for my Paleo Soy-Free Cold Tofu recipe or any salads or spiralized veggie noodle recipes, either way it’s creamy, nutty buttery, naturally sweet, and absolutely delicious !
So my friends, I highly recommend that you give my Paleo Easy Thai Peanut Sauce a try. Leave a comment and rate the recipe. Let me know how it goes. And if sharing on Instagram, be sure to tag @iheartumami.ny I’d love to see your creations !
Paleo Easy Thai Peanut Sauce is Whole30, healthy, and with nut-free option! Full of flavor and tastes just like the real deal in Bangkok. Drizzle it over salads or grilled meat for a healthy and creamy delicious Paleo Whole30 Thai-inspired meal! Makes about 3/4 cups (12 tbsp).
- ¼ cup unsalted almond butter or sunbutter for nut-free
- 1 to 1.5 tsp Thai kitchen red curry paste
- ¼ cup full fat canned coconut milk
- 1.5 tbsp apple cider vinegar or tamarind paste
- ⅛ tsp coarse salt
- 1 tbsp coconut water
- Combine and stir-well unsalted almond butter (or sunbutter) with red curry paste, coconut milk, apple cider vinegar, coarse salt and 1 tbsp coconut water.
- Store in the fridge in a sealed glass container/jar and best finish in 2 weeks. The sauce/dressing will become thicker over time. Thin with 1 tbsp coconut water a time until your desired consistency.
Recipe Video
The nutrition label is calculated by per tablespoon with almond butter.
Fantastic taste to eat I love this to eat Paleo Easy Thai Peanut Sauce
That’s awesome. Thanks so much !
Love this delicious substitute for peanut sauce! I would totally put this on everything.
That red curry paste has me totally changing what I want for dinner tonight, LOL! Thanks for such a versatile recipe! Pinned!
How long does it keep safely in the fridge?
Best finish in 2 weeks!
I never know where to get the curry paste – thank you for the link! I can’t wait to try this!
What great way to serve and prepare a traditional peanut sauce….I love homemade versions so much more than the restaurant ones!
What a simple, delicious and healthy recipe. Yum!
Perfect! I was always wondering if there is a good paleo ‘peanut’ sauce out there for my Thai recipes! now I have one 🙂
This is music to my ears and tastebuds since I can’t eat peanut butter anymore. I used to love Thai peanut sauce so much. Thank you for sharing this amazing version with us!
Oh, YUM! I’m all about good condiments and sauces. This is a total keeper. Thanks!
I love this version of peanut sauce! So delicious 🙂
A peanut sauce without peanuts? Now I want to try this, thank you so much for this option.
Thank you so much for this delicious and easy recipe! Tastes SO good.
Very welcome!
Thank you for such an amazing recipe! Do you use raw or roasted almond butter? Thanks!
Thanks, Estela. I use raw but it works for both! The roasted version will have more toasty flavor so it depends on your preference. And please make sure they are unsalted so you can control the salt level to your liking!
Thank you! I made it with raw almond butter and the taste was fantastic!
That’s awesome!
Thanks again ChihYu. Made it last night and served with zuchinni noodles and grilled chicken. Wow!! Thank you so much. A definite keeper.
Thank you so much, Steve. So appreciate it!