Lisa’s Thai Inspired Vegetable Sauce

Ingredients:
4 T Olive Oil
1 Cinnamon Stick
4 Green Cardamom Pods
3 Cloves
1 t Mustard Seeds
6 Bay Leaves
2 T Tumeric
3 Shallots Sliced
½ T Ginger minced
4 Garlic Cloves minced
2 cups Vegetable Stock
10 oz Coconut Water
8 T Almond Flour
2 t lime juice
1 t Kosher Salt
LOTS OF PEANUTS CRUSHED

Heat olive oil with cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and cloves on medium heat until fragrant. Remove cinnamon, cardamom and cloves from olive oil and place in spice satchel and put to the side. Add mustard seeds and bay leaves to olive oil. Simmer for a couple of minutes. Add tumeric, shallots, ginger, garlic and stir for another couple minutes. Add vegetable stock ,coconut water and spice satchel and simmer for 10 minutes uncovered. Add almond flour, lime juice and salt. Stir for another minute, then shut off heat.

You can put this sauce on lots of vegetables. I’ve tried these in various combinations: chic peas, peas, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli, cabbage. Just don’t forget to ADD LOTS OF CRUSHED PEANUTS ON TOP BEFORE EATING!!!!

Enjoy!

Lisa

Forest Hills, NY