Sauces, Salad Dressings & Dips

 

Curry-Coconut Sauce

This curry-coconut sauce is great for sautéing vegetables, and to add to tacos, wraps, veggie bowls, rice bowls and salads.

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup coconut milk (remember to thoroughly shake the can of coconut milk first)
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • ¼ cup onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp grated or minced ginger
  • 1-2 garlic cloves, finely chopped. (1 tsp minced)
  • ¼ cup diced sweet potato or carrot (about ¼-inch think) (To make a quicker sauce, you can use 1 tsp of brown sugar or maple syrup instead of the sweet potato)
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • ¼ tsp salt or to taste
  • ¼ tsp ketchup
  • Hot pepper or chili flakes to taste (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Add 1 tsp oil.
  • Add the onions and stir for 2 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and ginger, and stir for 1 minute ((you may need to add 1 tbsp of water).
  • Add the curry powder stir for 1 minute (you may need to add 1 tbsp of water).
  • Add the rest of the ingredients - sweet potato, coconut milk, ketchup, lime juice, salt and chili flakes.
  • Raise the heat to bring to a slight boil. Then lower the heat, cover and simmer for 5 - 10 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and blend with an Immersion blender or regular blender.
  • Note: You can control the thinness of the sauce by adding more water. Or to get it thicker, add more cooked sweet potato, cooked regular potato, corn starch or oat flour.