Quay Coop
Satay Sauce

serves 8;
2 medium onions diced
2 large cloves of garlic minced
1inch of ginger finely chopped
50 mls Tamari or Soya sauce
1 tsp of ground cinnamon
2 tsp of ground coriander
2 tsp of ground cumin
1 pinch of chilly
250g of peanut butter
1 tsp apple concentrate or honey.

450ml of Water (1pint)

Method
Sauté the onions until opaque and add the spices and garlic.
Cook until you can smell that all the flavours’ of the spices have been released.
Add the tamari/Soya sauce and simmer for a few minutes.
Then add the water and the peanut butter.
This sauce becomes quite thick so stir regularly.
Blend until smooth. Add more water if you would like a thinner consistency
This sauce is lovely with veggie burgers and marinated Tofu


The benefits of Peanuts
Research published in the British Journal of Nutrition (Blomhoff R, Carlsen MH), which identified several nuts among plant foods with the highest total antioxidant content, suggests nut's high antioxidant content may be key to their cardio-protective benefits.
Nuts' high antioxidant content helps explain results seen in the Iowa Women's Health Study in which risk of death from cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases showed strong and consistent reductions with increasing nut/peanut butter consumption. Total death rates decreased 11% and 19% for nut/peanut butter intake once per week and 1-4 times per week, respectively.
Even more impressive were the results of a review study of the evidence linking nuts and lower risk of coronary heart disease, also published in the British Journal of Nutrition. (Kelly JH, Sabate J.) In this study, researchers looked at four large prospective epidemiological studies-the Adventist Health Study, Iowa Women's Study, Nurses' Health Study and the Physician's Health Study. When evidence from all four studies was combined, subjects consuming nuts at least 4 times a week showed a 37% reduced risk of coronary heart disease compared to those who never or seldom ate nuts. Each additional serving of nuts per week was associated with an average 8.3% reduced risk of coronary heart disease.
Practical Tip: To lower your risk of cardiovascular and coronary heart disease, enjoy a handful of peanuts or other nuts, or a tablespoon of nut butter, at least 4 times a week.

                                             (source from www.whfoods.org  - Worlds Healthiest Foods)