Spicy Joint's Creamy Sesame Sauce with Lettuce Salad

A little salty, a little sweet, and packed with sesame flavour, this sauce - and it’s really more of a sauce than a dressing in consistency - punches well, well, well above its weight for such a short list of basic ingredients. One mouthful and you’ll be forever hooked! Drizzle over lettuce, as i...

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Spicy Joint's Creamy Sesame Sauce with Lettuce Salad

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2 tbsp Chinese sesame paste ((Note 1))
1/2 tbsp peanut butter ((Note 2))
1/2 tsp white sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp oyster sauce ((Note 3))
1 tbsp sesame oil (, toasted (ie brown, not yellow))
1/4 tsp dark soy sauce ((Note 4))
3 -4 tbsp water ((or more))
2 baby cos lettuce or for authentic, equivalent amount of Chinese lettuce (celtuce) (, trimmed (Note 5 for subs))
sesame seeds for garnish ((black, ideally for the colour, but white or roasted are fine))

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Separate, wash, trim and dry lettuce leaves. Slice any large ones in half vertically. Leave smaller leaves whole.
Sauce: Mix all ingredients except water together in a bowl. Start by mixing in 3 tbsp water, a tablespoon at a time. Let the sauce sit for one minute. If the sauce starts to split, or the sauce is too thick, add another tablespoon of water. Keep doing this until you have a pourable / drizzle-able sauce that is emulsified (ie. oil is not separated).
Arrange leaves on platter, drizzle around half of the dressing over or so. You will NOT need all the dressing; keep the rest for something else. Garnish with sesame seeds. (Alternative: just use to dip in raw veg. It is SO good!)