Dumpling Dips


Serving Size 3

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Difficulty Easy


Ingredients

Inspired by: various, linked below.

  • 1 package Nasoya Thai Basil Dumplings 

Chimichurri 

  • 1 cup fresh Italian parsley, loosely packed
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
  • 1 tablespoons shallots, roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ tablespoon fresh oregano
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
  • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil

Yum Yum Sauce

  • 1/2 cup vegan mayonnaise 
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon vegan butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon water

Thai Peanut Sauce

  • ¾ cup peanut butter made with just peanuts + salt
  • 3 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 1-2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil 
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • ½ cup warm water to thin or more as needed
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • 2 small cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

Nuoc Cham

  • ¼ cup vegan fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • ½ C boiled water
  • 3-5 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 2 bird’s eye chili, deseed and dice
  • 1 lime, juiced

Gochujang

  • 5 tablespoons gochujang
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Sesame Miso 

  • 1 tbsp white miso paste, or chickpea miso
  • ½ tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Chinese sesame paste, or 1.5 tbsp tahini
  • 1 tbsp coconut aminos
  • 1 tsp toasted white sesame seeds
  • 2-2.5 tbsp water, or more to thin the sauce

Preparation

  1. Prepare dumplings according to pan-fried package instructions.
  2. Pick and choose a flavor profile for your dipping sauce.
  3. Yum Yum Sauce, Thai Peanut Sauce, Gochujang, Sesame Miso:
  4. Gather all the ingredients, mix them in a dipping sauce bowl and that’s it!
  5. Chimichurri:
  6. Place all ingredients except olive oil in the food processor and pulse a few times until everything starts to break up.
  7. Start slowly adding the olive oil. Start with just ½ cup, and then slowly add more and pulse a few more times. Don't puree, just a few pulses will do. If it’s too thick add more olive oil until you get to your desired consistency.
  8. Nuoc Cham:
  9. Mince the garlic. Deseed Bird's eye chili. Set aside.
  10. Add sugar to a sauce bowl and boil water to dissolve the sugar. Mix well.
  11. Add vegan fish sauce and lime juice into the sauce bowl. Mix well.
  12. Then add minced garlic and Bird's eye chili.
  13. Adjust heat and sugar levels to your preference.

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