Sweet Thai Chili Dipping Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 tsp salt
• 4 tbsps lemon juice
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 fresh chilies
• 1/2 large red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup boiling water
• 3 tbsps fish sauce
• 4 tsps sweetener

Directions

1. Mix boiling water and sweetener and set aside to cool.
2. In a blender, add the pepper, chili, garlic, salt and 1/4 of the sweetener liquid and blend until smooth.
3. Mix in the rest of the liquid.
4. Note: the sauce can be thickened with xanthan gum.