Mexican · sauce
Salsa Macha (Mexican Peanut and Chile Oil Salsa)
Video by Rick Bayless on YouTube · Open on YouTube
- Keto (1.2 g net carbs a serve)
- Vegan
- Gluten-free ingredients
Contains: Peanut, Sesame. Check labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes.
An olive-oil salsa with peanuts, sesame, garlic and dried chiles: 1 tbsp has about 90 kcal, mostly from unsaturated fat, and about 1 g of net carbs, so it is vegan and keto-friendly. A spoonful of the solids flavours a whole plate.
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Ingredients 8
Method
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- Warm the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the whole garlic cloves and raw peanuts and cook gently, stirring now and then, for about 10 minutes, until the garlic is soft and browning and the peanuts are lightly golden. 1:02
- Meanwhile stem and seed the chiles, pulling out the veins, and cut them into roughly ½-inch pieces. 2:40
- Add the chiles and sesame seeds and stir for 1–2 minutes, just until the sesame smells toasty and the inside of the chiles turns lighter. Don't let them burn. 4:13
- Take the pan off the heat and stir in the salt, vinegar and water. Let it cool completely. 5:12
- Pulse with an immersion blender (or in a blender) in short bursts until the chiles, garlic and peanuts are in small pieces, like a chunky chile oil. Store in a jar in the fridge with oil covering the solids. 6:29
Tip. Raw peanuts go in with the garlic; if yours are roasted, add them with the sesame. Árbol chiles make it much hotter. We count 40 tablespoons from the ingredient weights (the recipe says about 2 cups).
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One portion (1 tbsp) gives you 1 of 40
Where the energy comes from one serve
- Net carbs 5%
- Protein 3%
- Fat 92%
Fits keto: 1.2 g net carbs a serve, with 92% of the energy from fat.
Vitamins & minerals % of a day, one serve · tap for more
No vitamin or mineral reaches 10% of a day in one serve.
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Vitamin E9%
1.3 mg a serve, mostly from olive oil (91%). An antioxidant that protects cell membranes. Nuts, seeds and plant oils such as olive oil are the main sources.
Vitamin B65%
0.1 mg a serve, mostly from dried chiles (65%). Helps turn food into energy and make brain messengers. Chickpeas, fish, poultry, potatoes and bananas are good sources.
Vitamin K4%
4.9 µg a serve, mostly from olive oil (100%). Needed for blood clotting and bones. Leafy greens and herbs are very rich in it. If you take warfarin, keep your intake steady and talk to your doctor.
Omega-34%
0.1 g a serve, mostly from olive oil (96%). Omega-3 fats support the heart and brain. Oily fish give EPA and DHA; walnuts, flax, chia and canola give ALA, which the body converts only a little.
Iron2%
0.4 mg a serve, mostly from dried chiles (40%). Carries oxygen in your blood. Iron from plants absorbs better with vitamin C in the same meal — lemon, tomato or capsicum.
Magnesium2%
6.7 mg a serve, mostly from raw peanuts (36%). Takes part in hundreds of reactions — energy, muscles, nerves, blood sugar and bones. Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains are good sources.
Vitamin A2%
15 µg a serve, mostly from dried chiles (100%). Keeps eyes, skin and the immune system healthy. Orange vegetables and dark greens give beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.
Potassium1%
50 mg a serve, mostly from dried chiles (64%). Balances sodium to help control blood pressure and keeps muscles and nerves working. Beans, potatoes, leafy greens and fruit are rich sources.
Calcium1%
11 mg a serve, mostly from untoasted sesame seeds (55%). Builds bones and teeth and helps muscles and nerves work. Dairy, calcium-set tofu, sardines with their bones and some greens supply it.
Zinc1%
0.1 mg a serve, mostly from untoasted sesame seeds (36%). Needed for immunity, wound healing, taste and growth. Meat, seafood, legumes, seeds and whole grains supply it.
Vitamin C1%
0.5 mg a serve, mostly from garlic (94%). An antioxidant needed for collagen, immunity and iron absorption. Long cooking destroys some, so raw herbs, citrus and capsicum help.
Folate1%
5.1 µg a serve, mostly from raw peanuts (68%). Needed to make DNA and new cells — especially important before and in early pregnancy. Legumes and leafy greens are rich sources.
Selenium1%
0.6 µg a serve, mostly from untoasted sesame seeds (39%). Part of the body's antioxidant enzymes and needed for thyroid hormones. Seafood, eggs, meat and Brazil nuts are rich sources.
Vitamin D0%
0 µg a serve. Helps you absorb calcium for bones and supports muscles. Few foods have much — oily fish, eggs, UV-exposed mushrooms, fortified milks. Sunlight is the main source.
Vitamin B120%
0 µg a serve. Keeps nerves and blood cells healthy. Found almost only in animal foods and fortified foods (some plant milks, nutritional yeast), so vegans need a reliable source.
Estimated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central values; % of a day uses the food-label daily values. How this works
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Recipe and video by Rick Bayless; the method summary, nutrition estimate and diet notes are Notbroken’s. General information about food, not dietary advice.