Vietnamese Peanut Sauce (with Hoisin Sauce)
A quick and easy three ingredient peanut sauce recipe made with tangy and sweet hoisin sauce.
I love having a creamy and delicious peanut sauce prepared in the fridge to dress up salads, appetizers, or main dishes! This recipe is so simple and is only three ingredients.
What is a Vietnamese peanut sauce?
A Vietnamese peanut sauce is a common dipping sauce served at Vietnamese restaurants to pair with fresh spring rolls or grilled meat skewers such as chicken satay. Save the sauce in the fridge and use it to drizzle on top of noodle bowls or use as a dressing for lettuce wraps. While some peanut sauce recipes calls for fish sauce, this recipe is conveniently vegan, plant-based, and dairy free!
Wondering what to make to go with this Vietnamese peanut sauce? Give my spicy noodle spring rolls recipe a try.
Three ingredients to make a peanut sauce
- Oat milk – used as a liquid to help develop the consistency of a dipping sauce. Substitute with water or your choice of dairy free milk. Add more oat milk if you prefer a more runny sauce.
- Hoisin Sauce – adds a sweet, savory, and tangy flavor to give it a more flavorful taste than just peanut butter!
- Peanut Butter – it wouldn’t be peanut sauce without peanut butter but if you’re allergic you can substitute with almond butter or try tahini for a nut free option
- optional toppings – garnish with fresh crushed peanuts, a squeeze of lime juice
3 Ingredient Vietnamese Peanut Sauce
Ingredients
Method
- Add ingredients. Add the peanut butter, hoisin sauce, and oat milk into a small mixing bowl.
- Mix ingredients. Mix together with a whisk or a fork the ingredients until well combined and sauce is one cohesive mixture. Add more salt for taste or more water/oat milk for a more runny sauce.
