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Basil Dipping Sauce

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Makes 1/2 cup 1x

Time 15 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce, plus more to taste
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 or 2 fresh Thai chiles, seeded and thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil, preferably Thai

Instructions

  1. Whisk all the ingredients with 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Let sit for 5 minutes for the flavors to meld, then serve.

— Recipe from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Completely Revised Tenth Anniversary Edition

Recipe variations

Lemongrass Dipping Sauce
Replace the basil with 1 stalk lemongrass, peeled, trimmed, and minced.


Lime Leaf Dipping Sauce
Replace the basil with 1 lime leaf, minced, or the grated zest of a lime.