When I'm out and about in London I like getting lunch at Itsu, now fully automated. I like it so much that I bought the Itsu cook book and found this spicy sauce recipe. It is vegan and siple to prepare. I haven't experimented with flavours yet, besides garlic, ginger and black pepper the main flavour is Sriracha sauce, which is usually vegan but best check the label as fish sauce is included in some varieties.
Tahini is used to thicken the sauce as well as increase depth of flavour, but not very much, so this is truly a low fat low calorie sauce.
When I'm at home this is the sauce I now like to use with my regular lunch of steamed veg and rice. and sometimes I give it a boost with gomasio.
Itsu Spicy Sauce
Recipe
- 120g silken tofu
- 3 tsp tahini paste
- 3 tsp Sriracha chllli sauce (or 1 hot red chilli, chopped)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tsp sugar or alternative
- 10g (2cm) grated fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed or grated
- 1 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- t tbsp water
- 1 tbsp light oil
Method
Put all ingredients into a blender and whizz together to make a smooth sauce
Use immediately, or store in a screwtop jar in the fridge until needed.
notes:
if you use a firmer tofu you will get a grainer result, but it will still be delicious
