Best Japanese Salad With Carrot Ginger Dressing Recipes

CARROT GINGER DRESSING

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What makes the salad dressing often served in sushi restaurants so delicious? The orange gives away the carrots, but everything else is blended into a smooth, tangy and well-balanced vinaigrette. Apple is used as an unexpected natural sweetener and miso adds a salty complexity. Be sure to find white miso; it is subtly sweet and mellow compared to other varieties and won't affect the color of your dressing.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories condiment

Time 10m

Yield about 1 1/4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 large carrot, peeled and roughly chopped (about 4 ounces)
1/2 red apple, such as Gala, Honeycrisp or Fuji, peeled, cored and roughly chopped (about 3 ounces)
One 1 1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/4 cup white miso
1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Add the carrot, apple, ginger, garlic, miso, rice vinegar, sesame oil, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to a blender. Puree until smooth. (If necessary, stop the blender and scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula to help the ingredients blend completely.) Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Use immediately or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 7 days.

MISO-GINGER DRESSING

Miso-Ginger Dressing image

This classic Japanese dressing elevates a simple green salad into something restaurant-worthy. We also like it spooned on top of a pile of sautéed spinach or drizzled over a piece of grilled fish.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories easy, quick, condiments

Time 5m

Yield About 1 1/4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/4 cup peanut oil or neutral oil, like grapeseed or corn
1/4 cup rice vinegar
3 tablespoons mild or sweet miso, like yellow or white
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
2 medium carrots, roughly chopped
1 inch long piece fresh ginger, cut into coins
Salt
freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Put all ingredients except salt and pepper into a food processor and pulse a few times to mince carrots. Then let machine run for a minute or so, until mixture is chunky-smooth. (If you want it smoother, use a blender.) Taste and add salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 131, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 798 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams