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Chili-Lime Sauce

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients

5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup finely grated carrot
2 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla)*
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce*

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Whisk lime juice, 1/4 cup water, carrot, fish sauce, sugar and chili-garlic sauce in medium bowl to blend.

  2. Step 2

    *Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.

TagsSauceLimeCitrusFruitCarrotRoot VegetableVegetableDairy FreeNut FreeQuickEasyNo-CookGourmet
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