Peanut Sauce

 

 

1 tsp garlic powder or 2 Tbls minced fresh garlic

1 tsp ground ginger or 1 Tbls minced fresh ginger

1 tsp ground black pepper

1 Tbls coconut oil

2/3 cup creamy peanut butter (plain ground peanuts if possible, or low/no salt and sugar)
2 Tbls soy sauce
1 Tbls lime juice
1 - 2 Tbls honey

1/3 - 1 cup water

1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Optional: 1/3 cup peanuts
Optional: 1-2 Tbls sriracha
Optional: 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
Optional: 1 tsp chili powder

 

In a pot over low heat, combine the garlic, ginger, pepper, and coconut oil. Stir to combine completely. Add ingredients one at a time, stirring until combined before adding the next ingredient: peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, honey, optional peanuts, optional other spices. Stir in enough water to make it the desired consistency. Remove from heat and stir in the cilantro.

Serve with rice or noodles, add chicken and/or vegetables as desired.

White Bean Tomato Hummus

1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup sundried tomatoes in oil (include some oil in this measurement)
2 tsp minced garlic [roasted garlic]
1/4 cup cold water
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp chili powder [chipotle powder]
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt [smoked salt]
1 Tbls tomato powder
3 cups cooked white beans (2 15 oz cans, rinsed and drained)

I like to mix it up and use various types of white beans, including white/navy beans, cannellini beans, butter beans, broad/fava beans, etc. And extra-flavor versions of ingredients are in brackets.

Combine all ingredients in a food processor, and puree until smooth.

Sesame Hummus

3 cups cooked garbanzo beans, drained & rinsed (2 15 oz cans, drained and rinsed)
1/4 cup sesame oil
1/4 cup tahini or olive oil
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup cold water
2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne or chili powder

Optional additional ingredients:
1/4 cup sundried tomatoes
1/4 cup olives
1/4 cup roasted red peppers
1 Tbls tomato powder or tomato paste
1 Tbls kale flakes

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until as smooth as possible.

Apple Chutney

4 cups apples, diced to 1/2" pieces with the cored removed
1/2 cup onion, minced
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 Tbls. apple cider
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. mustard seed
1/8 tsp. chili powder
1/8 tsp. saffron powder
3/4 tsp. salt

Mix all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once it is boiling, reduce heat to low and let simmer for 50-60 minutes, until the liquid is reduced to a small amount of thick syrup. Remove from heat and let cool completely so that it can continue to thicken.