Ubiquitous Japanese Salad Dressing
"You find this type of salad dressing in many Japanese restaurants in the U.S. I used to see people requesting something similar often, so I created this around mid to late 90's. If this dressing is too tart for your taste (it will water down with salad greens) add 1-2 T water to the dressing."
photo by Rinshinomori
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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1/2 cup
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup oil
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice or 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon celery, chopped roughly
- 1 tablespoon gingerroot, chopped roughly
- 1⁄4 cup onion, chopped roughly
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 1⁄2 - 2 teaspoons tomato paste
- 1 1⁄2 - 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- pepper, to taste
directions
- In a blender or food proessor, blend for 30 seconds.
- If this dressing is too tart for your taste (it will water down with salad greens) add 1-2 T water to the dressing.
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Reviews
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Was looking for dressing for greens under seared ahi and this works perfectly. Greens benefitted from tossing in dressing before serving. A little goes a long way, too. -
I couldn't ask for a better recipe. Quick, easy and all of the ingredients were already in my fridge! -
This is better than the dressing you buy at the store, but it does not taste like the Japanese dressing from the restaurants in my area. I was so hopeful that this would be the one... -
Yum. This dressing WAS very good. It didn't have quite the same flavor I am used to finding in restaurants but it was super close. It could be because I had to use ground ginger powder instead of the real stuff which my grocer didn't carry.
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Great restaurant taste! I used the chopped jarred ginger from Christopher Ranch instead of fresh, and ketchup instead of the tomato paste and sugar as substitutes.
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Tweaks
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Great restaurant taste! I used the chopped jarred ginger from Christopher Ranch instead of fresh, and ketchup instead of the tomato paste and sugar as substitutes.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Rinshinomori
United States
You can find me reviewing book, magazine and online recipes with a name of Rinshin at eatyourbooks.com.
