Ginger peanut sauce
A cold whisked peanut sauce with fresh ginger, lime, soy sauce and a little maple syrup for noodles, vegetables or bowls.
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Ginger peanut sauce brings together smooth peanut butter, fresh ginger, lime and a small amount of maple syrup. Whisk it cold, then spoon a portion over cooked noodles, vegetables or a prepared bowl. The recipe makes the sauce separately so its amounts and estimates are easy to keep track of.
Read sugar and sodium labels together
Maple syrup sweetens the sauce, and its sugars contribute to the finished portion. The FDA distinguishes total sugars from added sugars: total sugars include both naturally occurring and added sugars, while sugars supplied by syrups count as added sugars. Those two label lines should not be added together. Our nutrition estimate reports total sugar from all the ingredients; it does not separately calculate added sugar.
Peanut butter and soy sauce also deserve a label check. This recipe uses a smooth, unsweetened peanut-butter reference, but jars can differ in sugar and salt. Ordinary soy sauce contributes sodium despite there being no separate spoonful of salt in the ingredients. The FDA recommends comparing sodium with the label’s serving size in mind. Compare matching amounts when choosing between products. Substituting another brand can change the estimate.
Make the portion definition useful
One serving is one sixth of the finished batch. It is a sauce portion: noodles, tofu or vegetables added to make a meal have their own costs and nutrition. Divide the sauce evenly rather than assuming that every jar of peanut butter produces the same finished cup measure. Using two portions means using twice the listed per-serving estimate.
Stir separated peanut oil back into the jar before taking the six tablespoons. Otherwise, the top and bottom of the jar can give you different mixtures. Grate the ginger finely and mince the garlic so their flavour is distributed through the sauce instead of concentrated in large pieces.
Start whisking the peanut butter with the liquid ingredients and half the water. Add the remaining water gradually, scraping dense paste from the bottom. Use the full measured amount, then stir in the aromatics. No blender or stovetop is needed. For a larger batch, choose a roomy bowl or mix separate batches before dividing them into portions.
Keep the prepared sauce cold
The sauce contains peanuts from the peanut butter, plus soy and wheat from the ordinary soy sauce. Check every package when serving someone with a food allergy; switching to tamari does not remove peanuts or soy.
Refrigerate the prepared batch promptly in clean covered containers. Health Canada advises using refrigerated leftovers within two to three days, and the card uses a three-day limit. The FDA recommends a refrigerator temperature of 40°F or below. Stir the chilled sauce before taking a portion with a clean spoon, then return the main container to the refrigerator.
Ginger peanut sauce
A cold whisked peanut sauce with fresh ginger, lime, soy sauce and a little maple syrup for noodles, vegetables or bowls.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Total
- 10 min
- Makes
- 6 servings
One original serving: one sixth of the finished sauce; noodles, vegetables or other bases are extra
Household amounts use US cups and spoons and are approximate. Metric uses grams and millilitres; small spoon amounts may stay in teaspoons or tablespoons with scaled gram references. About ingredient measures.
Review the addition before changing your list.
Equipment: Medium mixing bowl, Whisk, Fine grater or knife and cutting board, Spatula, Clean covered refrigerator containers
Equipment
Medium mixing bowl, Whisk, Fine grater or knife and cutting board, Spatula, Clean covered refrigerator containers
Ingredients
Instructions
Storage & reheating
Refrigerate promptly in clean covered containers at 4°C / 40°F or below and use within 3 days. Serve cold and stir before portioning. Discard sauce left out for more than 2 hours, or 1 hour above 32°C / 90°F. Use a clean spoon and keep the main batch chilled.
Substitutions
- Fresh lime juice can replace bottled juice at the same measured volume; cost and flavour can differ.
- Tamari labelled gluten-free can replace soy sauce at the same volume; check all package labels and allergen information. Peanuts and soy remain, and the estimates can change.
Cooking notes
- This is a sauce portion, not a complete meal. Noodles, tofu, vegetables and other serving bases are excluded from the estimates.
- For a larger batch, use a bowl with room to whisk or mix in separate batches. Scrape and stir each batch thoroughly before dividing it into portions.
- Nutrition uses the existing salted, smooth unsweetened peanut-butter reference and ordinary soy sauce. Brands vary; no added-sugar amount is separately estimated.
Contains: peanuts, soy, wheat. Check the labels of your ingredients.
Estimated nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 108 kcal
- Protein
- 4.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 6.6 g
- Fat
- 8.0 g
- Saturated fat
- 1.5 g
- Fiber
- 1.6 g
- Sugars
- 3.1 g
- Sodium
- 202 mg
For one original serving, excluding optional ingredients and suggested sides. How we estimate nutrition.
Ingredient nutrition sources
Estimates use the required ingredient weights above and these food references. Brands, water content, and label rounding can change the result.
- smooth peanut butter, stirred: Smucker's Natural Creamy Peanut Butter; peanuts and salt; label values per 32 g, normalized to 100 g; sodium in mg, other nutrients in g except kcal energy. Label rounding retained as estimates. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- lime juice: USDA SR Legacy April 2018 CSV: Lime juice, raw. Nutrient values from food_nutrient.csv joined through nutrient.csv; kcal energy, grams nutrient masses, and mg sodium per 100 g edible portion. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- ordinary soy sauce: USDA SR Legacy: Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu). All eight tracked fields were read directly from official food_nutrient.csv per 100 g edible food; sodium mg, other nutrients g except energy kcal. Generic food estimates vary by variety and preparation. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- pure maple syrup: USDA SR Legacy: Syrups, maple. All eight tracked fields were read directly from official food_nutrient.csv per 100 g edible food; sodium mg, other nutrients g except energy kcal. Generic food estimates vary by variety and preparation. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated: USDA SR Legacy: Ginger root, raw. All eight tracked fields were read directly from official food_nutrient.csv per 100 g edible food; sodium mg, other nutrients g except energy kcal. Generic food estimates vary by variety and preparation. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- garlic clove, peeled and finely minced: USDA SR Legacy: Garlic, raw. All eight tracked fields were read directly from official food_nutrient.csv per 100 g edible food; sodium mg, other nutrients g except energy kcal. Generic food estimates vary by variety and preparation. Accessed 2026-10-28.
- cold drinking water, divided: Aquafina purified water retailer panel explicitly lists all eight tracked nutrients as 0 per 500 mL. Zero quantities remain 0 independently of volume-to-mass scaling. This purified-water reference is not a measurement of every municipal supply. Water cost is excluded as a utility; no bottled-water price is used. Accessed 2026-10-28.
Ingredient cost breakdown
Estimated cost of the amount used; optional extras are separate.
| Ingredient | USD | CAD |
|---|---|---|
| smooth peanut butter, stirred | $0.78 | $0.76 |
| lime juice | $0.09 | $0.17 |
| ordinary soy sauce | $0.06 | $0.17 |
| pure maple syrup | $0.32 | $0.34 |
| fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated | $0.06 | $0.03 |
| garlic clove, peeled and finely minced | $0.05 | $0.03 |
| cold drinking water, divided | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Recipe total | $1.36 | $1.50 |
| Per serving | $0.23 | $0.25 |
Price reference: 2026-10-27. Price reference: 2026-10-27. Regional prices vary. Pantry ingredients included; taxes, delivery, and utilities excluded.
Price sources & package sizes
United States · USD
- smooth peanut butter, stirred: Walmart US, Sacramento Gerber Rd Supercenter, California page context; $3.68 / 454g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28).
- lime juice: Walmart US, US online listing; store not independently selected; $1.37 / 443.602943g. Price source (observed 2026-10-27). 15 US fl oz = 443.602943 mL. Density assumed 1 g/mL for costing only. Bottled reconstituted juice reference; freshly squeezed juice may cost more.
- ordinary soy sauce: Walmart US, Atlanta Gresham Rd S E Supercenter, Georgia page context; $1.73 / 473.6g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Regular naturally brewed soy-and-wheat sauce pricing reference, not a reduced-sodium or flavoured sauce. Retailer declares wheat and soy. Generic shoyu nutrition is sourced separately; this cost observation does not certify every brand formulation. Labelled bottle volume is preserved. Package grams are estimated at 16 g per 15 mL (density 1.0666666667 g/mL), using USDA FDC 174277 portion row 94068 (1 tbsp =16 g) with the explicitly assumed metric tablespoon volume 15 mL. This is an approximate costing model, not a measured product-specific density. Actual metric net statement 444 mL is used in preference to converting rounded15 fl oz.
- pure maple syrup: Walmart US, US online listing; store not independently selected; $7.98 / 492.89215937g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). US fluid ounces converted at 29.5735295625 mL per fl oz. USDA maple-syrup portion is 20 g per tablespoon; FDA nutrition-label tablespoon is 15 mL, giving an estimated 1.333333 g/mL. This is a generic density estimate, not a measured package mass.
- fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated: Walmart US, Sacramento Gerber Rd Supercenter, California page context; $3.97 / 421.8409041g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Edible package mass uses Health Canada Canadian Nutrient File food 2091 raw ginger refuse: 7% peel; 93% edible yield. Unit-price quantity is used, not the retailer estimated per-piece price.
- garlic clove, peeled and finely minced: Walmart US, Sacramento Gerber Rd Supercenter, California page context; $3.07 / 170.09713875g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28).
Canada · CAD
- smooth peanut butter, stirred: Walmart Canada, Canada online listing; store not stated in captured result; $5.97 / 750g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28).
- lime juice: Walmart Canada, Canada online listing; retailer default context, checkout not verified; $2.48 / 440g. Price source (observed 2026-10-27). 440 mL bottle; density assumed 1 g/mL for costing only. Bottled reconstituted juice reference, not freshly squeezed juice.
- ordinary soy sauce: Walmart Canada, Canada online listing; retailer default context, checkout not verified; $6.77 / 630.4g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Regular naturally brewed soy-and-wheat sauce pricing reference, not a reduced-sodium or flavoured sauce. No animal ingredients listed in the regional product ingredient references. Labelled bottle volume is preserved. Package grams are estimated at 16 g per 15 mL (density 1.0666666667 g/mL), using USDA FDC 174277 portion row 94068 (1 tbsp =16 g) with the explicitly assumed metric tablespoon volume 15 mL. This is an approximate costing model, not a measured product-specific density. Price is from Walmart Canada. Metro ingredient reference lists water, soybeans, wheat, salt, brewing starter. Metro sale price 6.49 expired September 30, 2026 and is not used.
- pure maple syrup: Walmart Canada, Canada online listing; store not independently selected; $8.48 / 500g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). USDA maple-syrup portion is 20 g per tablespoon; FDA nutrition-label tablespoon is 15 mL, giving an estimated 1.333333 g/mL. This is a generic density estimate, not a measured package mass.
- fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated: Walmart Canada, Mississauga Heartland, Ontario; L5V 2N6 page context; $0.43 / 93g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28). Edible package mass uses Health Canada Canadian Nutrient File food 2091 raw ginger refuse: 7% peel; 93% edible yield. Unit-price quantity is used, not the retailer estimated per-piece price.
- garlic clove, peeled and finely minced: Walmart Canada, Mississauga Heartland, Ontario; L5V 2N6 page context; $3.97 / 453.59237g. Price source (observed 2026-10-28).
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